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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 368 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2007, and 521 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2006 (335), and casualties rose from 467.

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 2007
368
Up 10% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
521
Up 12% on 2006
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 2007

2.2% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2007 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious369.8%
  • Slight32488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious387.3%
  • Slight47491%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 2007 is highlighted, with 368, up 10% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (16%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.3%)
  • February30 (8.2%)
  • March34 (9.2%)
  • April24 (6.5%)
  • May33 (9%)
  • June25 (6.8%)
  • July25 (6.8%)
  • August37 (10%)
  • September29 (7.9%)
  • October33 (9%)
  • November32 (8.7%)
  • December39 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (9.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (62%)
  • Wet or damp128 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph177 (48%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph140 (38%)
  • 70 mph24 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (10%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20111 (21%)
  • 21 to 2558 (11%)
  • 26 to 35100 (19%)
  • 36 to 4588 (17%)
  • 46 to 5547 (9%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.5%)
  • Over 7523 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider363 (70%)
  • Passenger121 (23%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car526 (78%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Edmundsbury in 2007, with 30 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 2007

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2007: 62, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143629826
2ndA134416803
3rdA14243112
4thA1302202700
5thA1101161811
6thA1088121602
7thB1106111912
8thA109291200
9thB10617702
10thB11116702
11thA13072301
12thA6042300
13thB10662300
14thA10171200
15thA121100
16thB10631201

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2007

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 2007: 82.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2007

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 2007: 72.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2007

West Suffolk recorded 571 collisions in 2007, and 64% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2007, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years