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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2003, and 502 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2002 (378), and casualties fell from 539.

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 2003
373
Down 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
502
Down 7% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
13% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 2003

1.6% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious5013%
  • Slight31785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious5912%
  • Slight43787%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 2003 is highlighted, with 373, down 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (18%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday42 (11%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday62 (17%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (10%)
  • February24 (6.4%)
  • March18 (4.8%)
  • April39 (10%)
  • May29 (7.8%)
  • June34 (9.1%)
  • July29 (7.8%)
  • August31 (8.3%)
  • September33 (8.8%)
  • October29 (7.8%)
  • November39 (10%)
  • December29 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (64%)
  • Wet or damp119 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.9%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph180 (48%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph134 (36%)
  • 70 mph32 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (10%)
  • Roundabout34 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (10%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2092 (18%)
  • 21 to 2554 (11%)
  • 26 to 3582 (16%)
  • 36 to 4571 (14%)
  • 46 to 5563 (13%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider354 (71%)
  • Passenger110 (22%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (77%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Edmundsbury in 2003, with 33 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 2003

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2003: 58, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143588415
2ndA134364729
3rdA14364701
4thA1302202401
5thB1106132411
6thA1101101701
7thA6048900
8thB106381001
9thA10926800
10thA10885811
11thA13074400
12thB10614401
13thA1312300
14thB10572200
15thB10662200
16thA10171100
17thB10641100
18thB10651100
19thB10851100
20thB11111200

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2003

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 2003: 79.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2003

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 2003: 65.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2003

West Suffolk recorded 648 collisions in 2003, and 58% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years