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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 342 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1999, and 492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1998 (349), and casualties rose from 471.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,604 collisions in St Edmundsbury.

District council until April 2019, now part of West Suffolk. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1999
342
Down 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
492
Up 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
13
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
18% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 1999

3.8% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1999 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.8%
  • Serious6118%
  • Slight26878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious8116%
  • Slight39781%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 1999 is highlighted, with 342, down 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025168204
2024159208
2023119158
2022131187
2021148196
2020130167
2019168248
2018213293
2017191263
2016223284
2015196254
2014233304
2013210290
2012273377
2011269358
2010300400
2009269369
2008316439
2007368521
2006335467
2005345479
2004321434
2003373502
2002378539
2001380561
2000378535
1999342492
1998349471
1997381528
1996349530
1995302411
1994316428
1993347509
1992374520
1991390546
1990440653
1989446603
1988479649
1987407565
1986375518
1985365497
1984408558
1983357491
1982399551
1981413563
1980381517
1979390542

When and where crashes happen in St Edmundsbury in 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (18%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday45 (13%)
  • Saturday58 (17%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.6%)
  • February24 (7%)
  • March34 (9.9%)
  • April27 (7.9%)
  • May18 (5.3%)
  • June30 (8.8%)
  • July22 (6.4%)
  • August21 (6.1%)
  • September25 (7.3%)
  • October33 (9.6%)
  • November41 (12%)
  • December34 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (56%)
  • Wet or damp124 (36%)
  • Frost or ice22 (6.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph140 (41%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph161 (47%)
  • 70 mph26 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (11%)
  • Roundabout30 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant368 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2068 (14%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 3596 (20%)
  • 36 to 4563 (13%)
  • 46 to 5549 (10%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.1%)
  • Over 7514 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (66%)
  • Passenger133 (27%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car467 (77%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in St Edmundsbury

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 1999

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1999: 64, including 5 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14364120516
2ndA134354720
3rdA14344625
4thA1302172011
5thA1101121614
6thB1106122003
7thB10638901
8thA130761211
9thB106161001
10thB10665602
11thA10924601
12thA6043301
13thB11113801
14thA10882310
15thB10131100
16thB11151100

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1999

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 1999: 69.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1999

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 1999: 55.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1999

West Suffolk recorded 606 collisions in 1999, and 56% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years