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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2010, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2009 (269), and casualties rose from 369.

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 2010
300
Up 12% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
400
Up 8% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
19% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 2010

1.7% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2010 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious5819%
  • Slight23779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5915%
  • Slight33684%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 2010 is highlighted, with 300, up 12% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (17%)
  • Tuesday47 (16%)
  • Wednesday61 (20%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday40 (13%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday18 (6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (10%)
  • February28 (9.3%)
  • March26 (8.7%)
  • April23 (7.7%)
  • May30 (10%)
  • June16 (5.3%)
  • July25 (8.3%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September29 (9.7%)
  • October22 (7.3%)
  • November18 (6%)
  • December21 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (8.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (4.3%)
  • Fog or mist10 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (54%)
  • Wet or damp104 (35%)
  • Frost or ice27 (9%)
  • Snow8 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph145 (48%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph114 (38%)
  • 70 mph18 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (80%)
  • Roundabout23 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (10%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2060 (15%)
  • 21 to 2565 (16%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4581 (20%)
  • 46 to 5554 (14%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (70%)
  • Passenger85 (21%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car376 (73%)
  • Motorcycle38 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Edmundsbury in 2010, with 29 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 2010

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2010: 45, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1434569213
2ndA134375127
3rdA14223312
4thB1106132004
5thA1302111101
6thA110181200
7thA10887801
8thA101761104
9thA109261002
10thA6045801
11thB10615501
12thB10663300
13thB11113401
14thA13072200
15thB10631100

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2010

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 2010: 75.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2010

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 2010: 66.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2010

West Suffolk recorded 464 collisions in 2010, and 65% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years