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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2012, and 377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2011 (269), and casualties rose from 358.

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 2012
273
Up 1% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
377
Up 5% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
17% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 2012

1.1% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2012 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious4617%
  • Slight22482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5314%
  • Slight32185%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 2012 is highlighted, with 273, up 1% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (17%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday30 (11%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.9%)
  • February17 (6.2%)
  • March14 (5.1%)
  • April21 (7.7%)
  • May25 (9.2%)
  • June26 (9.5%)
  • July23 (8.4%)
  • August22 (8.1%)
  • September18 (6.6%)
  • October27 (9.9%)
  • November27 (9.9%)
  • December26 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other12 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (59%)
  • Wet or damp100 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph141 (52%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph100 (37%)
  • 70 mph18 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway220 (81%)
  • Roundabout25 (9.2%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (10%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2068 (18%)
  • 21 to 2553 (14%)
  • 26 to 3563 (17%)
  • 36 to 4561 (16%)
  • 46 to 5545 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.5%)
  • Over 7512 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (70%)
  • Passenger89 (24%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (73%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Edmundsbury in 2012, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 2012

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2012: 51, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1435183110
2ndA134213001
3rdA1302182404
4thA14172301
5thB1106121401
6thA110192005
7thA13075701
8thB10615701
9thA10884801
10thB10634500
11thA10923500
12thA10172201
13thB10661100
14thB11111101

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2012

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 2012: 74.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2012

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 2012: 51.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2012

West Suffolk recorded 442 collisions in 2012, and 62% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years