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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 191 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2017, and 263 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2016 (223), and casualties fell from 284.

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 2017
191
Down 14% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
263
Down 7% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
18% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 2017

3.1% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2017 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.1%
  • Serious3418%
  • Slight15179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious3915%
  • Slight21783%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 2017 is highlighted, with 191, down 14% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 191
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (19%)
  • Wednesday23 (12%)
  • Thursday33 (17%)
  • Friday26 (14%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.4%)
  • February19 (9.9%)
  • March13 (6.8%)
  • April14 (7.3%)
  • May13 (6.8%)
  • June14 (7.3%)
  • July17 (8.9%)
  • August8 (4.2%)
  • September16 (8.4%)
  • October18 (9.4%)
  • November20 (10%)
  • December21 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds140 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (12%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (6.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (68%)
  • Wet or damp51 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (5.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph94 (49%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph66 (35%)
  • 70 mph16 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (12%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (68%)
  • Pedestrian27 (10%)
  • Cyclist25 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2036 (14%)
  • 21 to 2536 (14%)
  • 26 to 3547 (18%)
  • 36 to 4536 (14%)
  • 46 to 5538 (14%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.3%)
  • Over 7510 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider175 (67%)
  • Passenger61 (23%)
  • Pedestrian27 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car269 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle17 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 3XP area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Edmundsbury in 2017, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 2017

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2017: 29, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143294016
2ndA14162221
3rdA1302101603
4thA134101411
5thA108871312
6thB110661100
7thA13075901
8thB10615702
9thA11014501
10thB10633400
11thA10922300
12thA10371100
13thA10651100
14thB10571100
15thB10661100
16thB11111301

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2017

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 2017: 47.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2017

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 2017: 39.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2017

West Suffolk recorded 316 collisions in 2017, and 60% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2017, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years