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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2005, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2004 (321), and casualties rose from 434.

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 2005
345
Up 7% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
479
Up 10% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
12% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 2005

2% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight29786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious4810%
  • Slight42489%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 2005 is highlighted, with 345, up 7% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (10%)
  • Tuesday59 (17%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday41 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.4%)
  • February20 (5.8%)
  • March28 (8.1%)
  • April28 (8.1%)
  • May31 (9%)
  • June26 (7.5%)
  • July40 (12%)
  • August30 (8.7%)
  • September25 (7.2%)
  • October18 (5.2%)
  • November27 (7.8%)
  • December43 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (63%)
  • Wet or damp112 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph157 (46%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph147 (43%)
  • 70 mph19 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway285 (83%)
  • Roundabout26 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant351 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20104 (22%)
  • 21 to 2561 (13%)
  • 26 to 3582 (17%)
  • 36 to 4575 (16%)
  • 46 to 5555 (11%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.2%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (72%)
  • Passenger105 (22%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car485 (78%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Edmundsbury in 2005, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 2005

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2005: 66, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143669405
2ndA134274033
3rdA14233403
4thB1106162001
5thA1302142403
6thA108881200
7thA110181002
8thA6048800
9thA10927710
10thA130771102
11thB11114601
12thB10613500
13thB10633300
14thA10171100
15thA121100
16thB10571300
17thB10661100
18thB10851100
19thB11131100
20thB11151100

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2005

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 2005: 67.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2005

IP31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 2005: 60.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2005

West Suffolk recorded 555 collisions in 2005, and 62% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years