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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 130 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2020, and 167 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2019 (168), and casualties fell from 248.

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 2020
130
Down 23% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
167
Down 33% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
25% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 2020

3.1% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2020 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.1%
  • Serious3325%
  • Slight9372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious3622%
  • Slight12776%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 2020 is highlighted, with 130, down 23% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 130
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (13%)
  • Tuesday18 (14%)
  • Wednesday17 (13%)
  • Thursday25 (19%)
  • Friday23 (18%)
  • Saturday8 (6.2%)
  • Sunday22 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (11%)
  • February15 (12%)
  • March5 (3.8%)
  • April2 (1.5%)
  • May9 (6.9%)
  • June11 (8.5%)
  • July13 (10%)
  • August12 (9.2%)
  • September10 (7.7%)
  • October14 (11%)
  • November9 (6.9%)
  • December16 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight101 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds104 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (10%)
  • Fog or mist4 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry88 (68%)
  • Wet or damp37 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph73 (56%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph42 (32%)
  • 70 mph8 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway111 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant108 (65%)
  • Cyclist21 (13%)
  • Pedestrian16 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2013 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 2514 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3535 (21%)
  • 36 to 4520 (12%)
  • 46 to 5526 (16%)
  • 56 to 6522 (13%)
  • 66 to 7510 (6%)
  • Over 7511 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider124 (74%)
  • Passenger27 (16%)
  • Pedestrian16 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car165 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle13 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Edmundsbury in 2020, with 14 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 2020

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2020: 28, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143284218
2ndA1481211
3rdA11017702
4thA1347802
5thB10637804
6thB11065603
7thA10923410
8thA10882200
9thA13022601
10thA10171101
11thB10611101
12thB10661100
13thB10851100
14thB11111100

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2020

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 2020: 42.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2020

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 2020: 31.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2020

West Suffolk recorded 200 collisions in 2020, and 65% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2020, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years