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West Suffolk road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 24,682 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025, and 34,993 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 609 were fatal and 5,561 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 288 collisions, up 9% on 2024 (264), and casualties rose from 357 to 373.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
24,682
127th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34,993
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
609
2.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
288
Up 9% on 2024

Crash severity in West Suffolk

2.5% of collisions in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal6092.5%
  • Serious5,56123%
  • Slight18,51275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal7012%
  • Serious7,11820%
  • Slight27,17478%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. In 2025 there were 288, up 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 288
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025288373
2024264357
2023211298
2022224336
2021262371
2020200254
2019284418
2018339459
2017316443
2016353463
2015322417
2014394542
2013357508
2012442660
2011452597
2010464644
2009463643
2008525732
2007571812
2006565808
2005555781
2004506722
2003648899
2002662973
20016821,014
2000613921
1999606904
1998613852
1997620865
1996599912
1995512728
1994563774
1993588866
1992613882
1991633905
19907291,086
19897591,075
19887801,101
1987684952
1986681971
1985618850
19847321,009
1983652918
1982698974
19817001,008
1980650954
1979690962

When and where crashes happen in West Suffolk

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,441 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,469 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,455 (14%)
  • Thursday3,636 (15%)
  • Friday4,268 (17%)
  • Saturday3,571 (14%)
  • Sunday2,842 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59975 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59501 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,544 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,599 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,193 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596,061 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,527 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,282 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,019 (8.2%)
  • February1,726 (7%)
  • March1,856 (7.5%)
  • April1,795 (7.3%)
  • May2,004 (8.1%)
  • June2,084 (8.4%)
  • July2,158 (8.7%)
  • August2,060 (8.3%)
  • September2,185 (8.9%)
  • October2,262 (9.2%)
  • November2,294 (9.3%)
  • December2,239 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight17,489 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3,803 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,002 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown205 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit176 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds17,865 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,232 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds409 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist354 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds297 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds180 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds37 (0.1%)
  • Other2,144 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded164 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry15,428 (63%)
  • Wet or damp8,088 (33%)
  • Frost or ice779 (3.2%)
  • Snow251 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep78 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel20 (0.1%)
  • Mud16 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph122 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph10,352 (42%)
  • 40 mph1,855 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph223 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph9,848 (40%)
  • 70 mph2,281 (9.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway20,803 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway2,052 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout1,200 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road534 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded93 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant23,381 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist4,129 (12%)
  • Pedestrian2,809 (8%)
  • Cyclist2,182 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant1,020 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)618 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant313 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant172 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant165 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant141 (0.4%)
  • Other60 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5676 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 101,134 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 151,645 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 206,927 (20%)
  • 21 to 255,189 (15%)
  • 26 to 356,377 (18%)
  • 36 to 454,420 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,323 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 652,332 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 751,509 (4.3%)
  • Over 751,036 (3%)
  • Not recorded425 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider22,942 (66%)
  • Passenger9,242 (26%)
  • Pedestrian2,809 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car33,061 (73%)
  • Motorcycle4,112 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle2,246 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,162 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,122 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle397 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach396 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car272 (0.6%)
  • Minibus164 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle89 (0.2%)
  • Other74 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in West Suffolk

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in West Suffolk

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Suffolk ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 127th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
124thColchester24,96232,7553635,140
125thWealden24,92136,0386705,749
126thHerefordshire24,79434,5215985,754
127thWest Suffolk (this area)24,68234,9936095,561
128thAberdeen City24,34729,0223824,646
129thMaidstone24,32232,5204004,643
130thEast Lindsey24,05936,2816685,173

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area is the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk, with 594 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 9 of them fatal.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025: 2,414, including 67 fatal and 598 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1432,4143,65067598
2ndA111,6212,89168408
3rdA11011,5162,18426341
4thA1341,5112,22251354
5thA10651,2351,97235296
6thA149821,45756171
7thA13027659454125
8thB110666397623149
9thB11036007245130
10thB111257284311116
11thA13045236709107
12thA4549678533180
13thA604481633788
14thA1424276131479
15thB1063300398575
16thA10922744051349
17thA10882674091266
18thB1102237301547
19thB11072373761064
20thB1061218288757

Towns in West Suffolk

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025: 3,767.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025: 4,887.

Former districts in West Suffolk

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions from 1979 to 2025: 14,604.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk

Of the latest 24 crashes in West Suffolk, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

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