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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 159 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2024, and 208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 34% on 2023 (119), and casualties rose from 158.

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 2024
159
Up 34% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
208
Up 32% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
31% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 2024

1.9% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2024 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious5031%
  • Slight10667%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious5627%
  • Slight14972%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 2024 is highlighted, with 159, up 34% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 159
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (17%)
  • Tuesday18 (11%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (19%)
  • Friday29 (18%)
  • Saturday12 (7.5%)
  • Sunday20 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.3%)
  • February14 (8.8%)
  • March12 (7.5%)
  • April12 (7.5%)
  • May10 (6.3%)
  • June14 (8.8%)
  • July17 (11%)
  • August12 (7.5%)
  • September12 (7.5%)
  • October16 (10%)
  • November16 (10%)
  • December14 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds124 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (13%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry93 (58%)
  • Wet or damp59 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph77 (48%)
  • 40 mph16 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph52 (33%)
  • 70 mph7 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway134 (84%)
  • Roundabout12 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant135 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (14%)
  • Pedestrian20 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist11 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.5%)
  • 16 to 2034 (16%)
  • 21 to 2522 (11%)
  • 26 to 3538 (18%)
  • 36 to 4521 (10%)
  • 46 to 5525 (12%)
  • 56 to 6523 (11%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.8%)
  • Over 7522 (11%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (70%)
  • Passenger42 (20%)
  • Pedestrian20 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car206 (73%)
  • Motorcycle30 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in St Edmundsbury in 2024, with 12 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 2024

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 2024: 36, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1433650116
2ndA13491002
3rdA1491115
4thB110671001
5thA13076803
6thA10925500
7thA11015802
8thA13023300
9thB10633401
10thA10172201
11thA10882401
12thB10612200
13thB11112301

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2024

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 2024: 30.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 2024

CB9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 2024: 43.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 2024

West Suffolk recorded 264 collisions in 2024, and 60% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 2024, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years