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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 210 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2013, and 290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2012 (273), and casualties fell from 377.

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 2013
210
Down 23% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
290
Down 23% on 2012
Fatal collisions
6
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
12% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 2013

2.9% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2013 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.9%
  • Serious2512%
  • Slight17985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious279.3%
  • Slight25688%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 2013 is highlighted, with 210, down 23% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (17%)
  • Tuesday40 (19%)
  • Wednesday23 (11%)
  • Thursday37 (18%)
  • Friday26 (12%)
  • Saturday28 (13%)
  • Sunday21 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (11%)
  • February14 (6.7%)
  • March12 (5.7%)
  • April8 (3.8%)
  • May10 (4.8%)
  • June18 (8.6%)
  • July23 (11%)
  • August24 (11%)
  • September23 (11%)
  • October20 (9.5%)
  • November13 (6.2%)
  • December22 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds172 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (6.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (67%)
  • Wet or damp54 (26%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.8%)
  • Snow5 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph107 (51%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph72 (34%)
  • 70 mph15 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (76%)
  • Roundabout24 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (11%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2051 (18%)
  • 21 to 2531 (11%)
  • 26 to 3544 (15%)
  • 36 to 4549 (17%)
  • 46 to 5537 (13%)
  • 56 to 6535 (12%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.9%)
  • Over 754 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (72%)
  • Passenger56 (19%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car292 (77%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Edmundsbury in 2013, with 27 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 2013

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2013: 36, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143364903
2ndA1302172104
3rdA14162411
4thA134151912
5thB1106121914
6thA110191101
7thA10886800
8thA10924900
9thA13074400
10thB10614802
11thB10634501
12thA10172210
13thB11112501
14thB10571100
15thB10661100

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2013

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 2013: 61.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2013

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 2013: 50.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2013

West Suffolk recorded 357 collisions in 2013, and 59% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2013, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years