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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 269 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2009, and 369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2008 (316), and casualties fell from 439.

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 2009
269
Down 15% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
369
Down 16% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
14% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 2009

1.1% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2009 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3714%
  • Slight22985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4111%
  • Slight32488%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 2009 is highlighted, with 269, down 15% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (15%)
  • Friday42 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.4%)
  • February21 (7.8%)
  • March25 (9.3%)
  • April17 (6.3%)
  • May19 (7.1%)
  • June23 (8.6%)
  • July19 (7.1%)
  • August24 (8.9%)
  • September27 (10%)
  • October22 (8.2%)
  • November22 (8.2%)
  • December30 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (63%)
  • Wet or damp86 (32%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph128 (48%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph101 (38%)
  • 70 mph18 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (81%)
  • Roundabout22 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2069 (19%)
  • 21 to 2547 (13%)
  • 26 to 3565 (18%)
  • 36 to 4551 (14%)
  • 46 to 5546 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.6%)
  • Over 7523 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (68%)
  • Passenger90 (24%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car368 (75%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Edmundsbury in 2009, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 2009

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2009: 38, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143385405
2ndA134324617
3rdA1302202902
4thA14182502
5thA1101122404
6thA109291202
7thA6046601
8thB11066711
9thB11116602
10thA10174801
11thA10884600
12thB10634501
13thB10611100

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2009

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 2009: 63.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2009

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 2009: 55.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2009

West Suffolk recorded 463 collisions in 2009, and 58% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2009, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years