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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2018, and 293 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2017 (191), and casualties rose from 263.

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 2018
213
Up 12% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
293
Up 11% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
17% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 2018

0.5% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3717%
  • Slight17582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4014%
  • Slight25286%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 2018 is highlighted, with 213, up 12% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (18%)
  • Wednesday31 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (16%)
  • Friday34 (16%)
  • Saturday22 (10%)
  • Sunday25 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (3.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.5%)
  • February22 (10%)
  • March13 (6.1%)
  • April16 (7.5%)
  • May13 (6.1%)
  • June13 (6.1%)
  • July23 (11%)
  • August21 (9.9%)
  • September16 (7.5%)
  • October17 (8%)
  • November19 (8.9%)
  • December22 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (8.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds176 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (9.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (69%)
  • Wet or damp55 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.8%)
  • Snow3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph110 (52%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph65 (31%)
  • 70 mph15 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (68%)
  • Pedestrian33 (11%)
  • Cyclist24 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2030 (10%)
  • 21 to 2533 (11%)
  • 26 to 3542 (14%)
  • 36 to 4533 (11%)
  • 46 to 5544 (15%)
  • 56 to 6531 (11%)
  • 66 to 7522 (7.5%)
  • Over 7526 (8.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider200 (68%)
  • Passenger60 (20%)
  • Pedestrian33 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car309 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle19 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Edmundsbury in 2018, with 22 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 2018

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2018: 37, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143375404
2ndA134151902
3rdA14142212
4thA130291202
5thA109271002
6thA108861100
7thB11066900
8thA13074501
9thB10613500
10thB10633300
11thA11012200
12thB11112501
13thA10171300
14thB10851200

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2018

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 2018: 61.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2018

IP31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 2018: 50.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2018

West Suffolk recorded 339 collisions in 2018, and 63% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2018, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years