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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 168 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2019, and 248 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2018 (213), and casualties fell from 293.

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 2019
168
Down 21% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
248
Down 15% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
21% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 2019

2.4% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2019 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious3521%
  • Slight12977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious4217%
  • Slight20281%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 2019 is highlighted, with 168, down 21% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (18%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday30 (18%)
  • Thursday25 (15%)
  • Friday25 (15%)
  • Saturday14 (8.3%)
  • Sunday21 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.5%)
  • February6 (3.6%)
  • March9 (5.4%)
  • April10 (6%)
  • May13 (7.7%)
  • June16 (9.5%)
  • July17 (10%)
  • August19 (11%)
  • September12 (7.1%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November18 (11%)
  • December13 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds132 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (70%)
  • Wet or damp46 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph92 (55%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph51 (30%)
  • 70 mph11 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (73%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist18 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2030 (12%)
  • 21 to 2525 (10%)
  • 26 to 3543 (17%)
  • 36 to 4546 (19%)
  • 46 to 5541 (17%)
  • 56 to 6514 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.5%)
  • Over 7514 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (75%)
  • Passenger42 (17%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car261 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle17 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Edmundsbury in 2019, with 22 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 2019

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2019: 26, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143264225
2ndA134132002
3rdA14122213
4thA108881301
5thA130281212
6thA13076601
7thA11014601
8thB11064800
9thA10923301
10thB10633701
11thB10663500
12thA10171101
13thB10611101
14thB11111100

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2019

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 2019: 51.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2019

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 2019: 40.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2019

West Suffolk recorded 284 collisions in 2019, and 59% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2019.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years