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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 196 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2015, and 254 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2014 (233), and casualties fell from 304.

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 2015
196
Down 16% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
254
Down 16% on 2014
Fatal collisions
8
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
15% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 2015

4.1% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.1%
  • Serious2915%
  • Slight15981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.1%
  • Serious3313%
  • Slight21384%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 2015 is highlighted, with 196, down 16% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 196
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (15%)
  • Tuesday36 (18%)
  • Wednesday31 (16%)
  • Thursday39 (20%)
  • Friday20 (10%)
  • Saturday28 (14%)
  • Sunday13 (6.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.7%)
  • February15 (7.7%)
  • March20 (10%)
  • April6 (3.1%)
  • May23 (12%)
  • June17 (8.7%)
  • July19 (9.7%)
  • August15 (7.7%)
  • September20 (10%)
  • October17 (8.7%)
  • November14 (7.1%)
  • December15 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight154 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (70%)
  • Wet or damp57 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph96 (49%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph71 (36%)
  • 70 mph14 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (78%)
  • Roundabout20 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (13%)
  • Pedestrian25 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist22 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2025 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2528 (11%)
  • 26 to 3553 (21%)
  • 36 to 4531 (12%)
  • 46 to 5546 (18%)
  • 56 to 6527 (11%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.3%)
  • Over 7511 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider189 (74%)
  • Passenger40 (16%)
  • Pedestrian25 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car264 (72%)
  • Motorcycle33 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 3XP area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Edmundsbury in 2015, with 19 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 2015

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2015: 32, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143324026
2ndA134192616
3rdA1302141801
4thA14141912
5thB110681001
6thA110171321
7thA13074500
8thA10173300
9thA10883310
10thB10633301
11thB10663600
12thB11113400
13thA10922201
14thB10612401
15thA10941100

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2015

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 2015: 55.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2015

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 2015: 49.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2015

West Suffolk recorded 322 collisions in 2015, and 61% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years