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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 233 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2014, and 304 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2013 (210), and casualties rose from 290.

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 2014
233
Up 11% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
304
Up 5% on 2013
Fatal collisions
7
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
11% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 2014

3% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2014 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73%
  • Serious2611%
  • Slight20086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious299.5%
  • Slight26788%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 2014 is highlighted, with 233, up 11% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 233
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (17%)
  • Tuesday39 (17%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday38 (16%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday28 (12%)
  • Sunday21 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.3%)
  • February15 (6.4%)
  • March17 (7.3%)
  • April12 (5.2%)
  • May20 (8.6%)
  • June31 (13%)
  • July15 (6.4%)
  • August23 (9.9%)
  • September13 (5.6%)
  • October26 (11%)
  • November19 (8.2%)
  • December25 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (62%)
  • Wet or damp80 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph106 (45%)
  • 40 mph17 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph87 (37%)
  • 70 mph14 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (79%)
  • Roundabout22 (9.4%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (64%)
  • Pedestrian32 (11%)
  • Cyclist30 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (3%)
  • 11 to 156 (2%)
  • 16 to 2039 (13%)
  • 21 to 2544 (14%)
  • 26 to 3550 (16%)
  • 36 to 4549 (16%)
  • 46 to 5546 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.3%)
  • Over 7513 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (72%)
  • Passenger52 (17%)
  • Pedestrian32 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car293 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Edmundsbury in 2014, with 23 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 2014

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2014: 42, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143425613
2ndA134203213
3rdA14192901
4thB110691601
5thA11017902
6thA130271002
7thB10665501
8thB10613300
9thB10633310
10thB11113420
11thA10922300
12thA13071101
13thA1451100
14thA451201
15thB10571100

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2014

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 2014: 65.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2014

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 2014: 51.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2014

West Suffolk recorded 394 collisions in 2014, and 59% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years