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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 119 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2023, and 158 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2022 (131), and casualties fell from 187.

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 2023
119
Down 9% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
158
Down 16% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
22% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 2023

3.4% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2023 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.4%
  • Serious2622%
  • Slight8975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53.2%
  • Serious3422%
  • Slight11975%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 2023 is highlighted, with 119, down 9% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 119
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (12%)
  • Tuesday10 (8.4%)
  • Wednesday23 (19%)
  • Thursday19 (16%)
  • Friday22 (18%)
  • Saturday13 (11%)
  • Sunday18 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.4%)
  • February3 (2.5%)
  • March12 (10%)
  • April5 (4.2%)
  • May14 (12%)
  • June15 (13%)
  • July6 (5%)
  • August12 (10%)
  • September10 (8.4%)
  • October4 (3.4%)
  • November13 (11%)
  • December15 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds96 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry77 (65%)
  • Wet or damp36 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph68 (57%)
  • 40 mph11 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph29 (24%)
  • 70 mph8 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway91 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (12%)
  • Roundabout10 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (61%)
  • Cyclist20 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (11%)
  • Pedestrian15 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2017 (11%)
  • 21 to 2515 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3521 (13%)
  • 36 to 4516 (10%)
  • 46 to 5522 (14%)
  • 56 to 6524 (15%)
  • 66 to 7513 (8.2%)
  • Over 7515 (9.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider110 (70%)
  • Passenger33 (21%)
  • Pedestrian15 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car156 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle16 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Edmundsbury in 2023, with 9 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 2023

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2023: 18, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143182614
2ndA1302101201
3rdA1491221
4thB11066701
5thA10924501
6thA1344701
7thA10883911
8thA13073300
9thB10632401
10thA11011100
11thB10571200
12thB10611100
13thB11111200

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2023

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 2023: 31.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2023

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 2023: 25.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2023

West Suffolk recorded 211 collisions in 2023, and 56% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2023, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years