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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 316 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2008, and 439 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2007 (368), and casualties fell from 521.

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 2008
316
Down 14% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
439
Down 16% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
16% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 2008

0.9% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2008 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4916%
  • Slight26484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5613%
  • Slight38087%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 2008 is highlighted, with 316, down 14% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (17%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (18%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday56 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (9.8%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.2%)
  • February36 (11%)
  • March30 (9.5%)
  • April19 (6%)
  • May28 (8.9%)
  • June23 (7.3%)
  • July19 (6%)
  • August30 (9.5%)
  • September26 (8.2%)
  • October22 (7%)
  • November31 (9.8%)
  • December26 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (60%)
  • Wet or damp108 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (48%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph129 (41%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (7%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant312 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (10%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2087 (20%)
  • 21 to 2552 (12%)
  • 26 to 3581 (18%)
  • 36 to 4566 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.6%)
  • Over 7517 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (73%)
  • Passenger91 (21%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (74%)
  • Motorcycle47 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Edmundsbury in 2008, with 38 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 2008

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2008: 60, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1436081112
2ndA134243000
3rdA14213904
4thA1101121301
5thA1302121303
6thB1106101100
7thA10887703
8thA109261002
9thA6045700
10thB10614501
11thB10663601
12thA13042400
13thA1422200
14thB10632300
15thA10171100
16thA13071200
17thB10641100
18thB11131101
19thB15081200

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2008

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 2008: 74.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2008

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 2008: 53.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2008

West Suffolk recorded 525 collisions in 2008, and 60% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2008.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years