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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 223 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2016, and 284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2015 (196), and casualties rose from 254.

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 2016
223
Up 14% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
284
Up 12% on 2015
Fatal collisions
8
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
12% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 2016

3.6% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2016 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.6%
  • Serious2712%
  • Slight18884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious3512%
  • Slight24185%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 2016 is highlighted, with 223, up 14% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 223
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (19%)
  • Tuesday28 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (17%)
  • Thursday35 (16%)
  • Friday34 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday17 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.8%)
  • February19 (8.5%)
  • March17 (7.6%)
  • April10 (4.5%)
  • May14 (6.3%)
  • June17 (7.6%)
  • July26 (12%)
  • August18 (8.1%)
  • September30 (13%)
  • October23 (10%)
  • November14 (6.3%)
  • December22 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds172 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (68%)
  • Wet or damp65 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (4%)
  • 30 mph102 (46%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph76 (34%)
  • 70 mph23 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (12%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded23 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (71%)
  • Pedestrian29 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist19 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2043 (15%)
  • 21 to 2533 (12%)
  • 26 to 3541 (14%)
  • 36 to 4535 (12%)
  • 46 to 5547 (17%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.3%)
  • Over 7517 (6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider200 (70%)
  • Passenger55 (19%)
  • Pedestrian29 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car308 (77%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Haverhill Central, West Suffolk, CB9 8HF area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Edmundsbury in 2016, with 17 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 2016

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2016: 28, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143283824
2ndA14223201
3rdA134202711
4thA110191301
5thA13025602
6thA13075600
7thB10615711
8thB11065500
9thA10882301
10thA10922210
11thB10632201
12thB10662201
13thA10171110
14thA10711100
15thA1311100
16thB10771200
17thB15061201

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2016

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 2016: 55.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2016

CB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 2016: 46.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2016

West Suffolk recorded 353 collisions in 2016, and 63% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2016, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years