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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2002, and 539 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2001 (380), and casualties fell from 561.

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 2002
378
Down 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
539
Down 4% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
17% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 2002

1.6% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2002 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious6617%
  • Slight30681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious7915%
  • Slight45484%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 2002 is highlighted, with 378, down 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (16%)
  • Tuesday59 (16%)
  • Wednesday40 (11%)
  • Thursday62 (16%)
  • Friday72 (19%)
  • Saturday45 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.8%)
  • February30 (7.9%)
  • March33 (8.7%)
  • April29 (7.7%)
  • May29 (7.7%)
  • June25 (6.6%)
  • July25 (6.6%)
  • August31 (8.2%)
  • September32 (8.5%)
  • October44 (12%)
  • November51 (13%)
  • December27 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (60%)
  • Wet or damp140 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph155 (41%)
  • 40 mph19 (5%)
  • 60 mph167 (44%)
  • 70 mph33 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway300 (79%)
  • Roundabout41 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant408 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 20103 (19%)
  • 21 to 2563 (12%)
  • 26 to 3585 (16%)
  • 36 to 4592 (17%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.7%)
  • Over 7518 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded36 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider374 (69%)
  • Passenger132 (24%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car527 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle37 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in St Edmundsbury

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in St Edmundsbury in 2002

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Edmundsbury in 2002, with 30 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 2002

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2002: 79, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14379122016
2ndA14365316
3rdA134345115
4thA1302162100
5thB1106141901
6thA1092121703
7thA1101121703
8thA60491301
9thA108881211
10thB10615500
11thB11115903
12thB10633502
13thB10663500
14thA13071100
15thB15061100

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2002

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 2002: 85.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2002

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 2002: 72.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2002

West Suffolk recorded 662 collisions in 2002, and 57% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2002.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years