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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 131 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2022, and 187 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2021 (148), and casualties fell from 196.

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 2022
131
Down 11% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
187
Down 5% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
24% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 2022

0.8% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2022 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious3224%
  • Slight9875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3619%
  • Slight15080%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 2022 is highlighted, with 131, down 11% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 131
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (11%)
  • Tuesday24 (18%)
  • Wednesday17 (13%)
  • Thursday27 (21%)
  • Friday20 (15%)
  • Saturday16 (12%)
  • Sunday12 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (11%)
  • February11 (8.4%)
  • March9 (6.9%)
  • April8 (6.1%)
  • May8 (6.1%)
  • June19 (15%)
  • July6 (4.6%)
  • August15 (11%)
  • September14 (11%)
  • October17 (13%)
  • November8 (6.1%)
  • December2 (1.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight94 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds113 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (76%)
  • Wet or damp28 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph64 (49%)
  • 40 mph10 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph41 (31%)
  • 70 mph8 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant124 (66%)
  • Pedestrian17 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist13 (7%)
  • Van occupant10 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.1%)
  • 16 to 2024 (13%)
  • 21 to 2522 (12%)
  • 26 to 3530 (16%)
  • 36 to 4525 (13%)
  • 46 to 5516 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6522 (12%)
  • 66 to 7512 (6.4%)
  • Over 7517 (9.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider121 (65%)
  • Passenger49 (26%)
  • Pedestrian17 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car176 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle15 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Edmundsbury in 2022, with 11 collisions.

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 2022

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2022: 17, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143172507
2ndA14101603
3rdB110671101
4thA10925602
5thA13451311
6thA11014401
7thA13024401
8thB11114502
9thA10883301
10thA13073401
11thB10611100

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2022

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 2022: 36.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2022

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 2022: 25.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2022

West Suffolk recorded 224 collisions in 2022, and 58% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2022.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years