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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2004, and 434 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2003 (373), and casualties fell from 502.

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 2004
321
Down 14% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
434
Down 14% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
16% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 2004

2.5% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2004 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious5216%
  • Slight26181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious6315%
  • Slight36384%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 2004 is highlighted, with 321, down 14% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (16%)
  • Wednesday50 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday43 (13%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.7%)
  • February17 (5.3%)
  • March22 (6.9%)
  • April29 (9%)
  • May21 (6.5%)
  • June28 (8.7%)
  • July28 (8.7%)
  • August22 (6.9%)
  • September31 (9.7%)
  • October29 (9%)
  • November31 (9.7%)
  • December32 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (57%)
  • Wet or damp117 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.7%)
  • Mud4 (1.2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph142 (44%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph137 (43%)
  • 70 mph24 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (79%)
  • Roundabout33 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2078 (18%)
  • 21 to 2560 (14%)
  • 26 to 3574 (17%)
  • 36 to 4576 (18%)
  • 46 to 5538 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.1%)
  • Over 7510 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (70%)
  • Passenger98 (23%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car432 (73%)
  • Motorcycle44 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in St Edmundsbury in 2004

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Edmundsbury in 2004, with 38 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 2004

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2004: 55, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143557609
2ndA134344626
3rdA14233123
4thA1302151702
5thA1101111201
6thA1092101911
7thA60491401
8thA108871102
9thB11067800
10thB10663511
11thB11113300
12thB10612200
13thA10171200
14thA13071300
15thB10571100
16thB10631101

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2004

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 2004: 82.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2004

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 2004: 72.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2004

West Suffolk recorded 506 collisions in 2004, and 63% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2004, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years