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West Suffolk road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 650 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 1980, and 954 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 207 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1979 (690), and casualties fell from 962.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 24,682 collisions in West Suffolk.

Collisions in 1980
650
Down 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
954
Down 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
30
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
207
32% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 1980

4.6% of collisions in West Suffolk in 1980 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal304.6%
  • Serious20732%
  • Slight41364%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal434.5%
  • Serious27829%
  • Slight63366%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 1980 is highlighted, with 650, down 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (12%)
  • Tuesday84 (13%)
  • Wednesday94 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (13%)
  • Friday118 (18%)
  • Saturday111 (17%)
  • Sunday80 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59165 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (9.8%)
  • February41 (6.3%)
  • March46 (7.1%)
  • April52 (8%)
  • May55 (8.5%)
  • June52 (8%)
  • July56 (8.6%)
  • August49 (7.5%)
  • September56 (8.6%)
  • October60 (9.2%)
  • November65 (10%)
  • December54 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight423 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting140 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds495 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other27 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry400 (62%)
  • Wet or damp212 (33%)
  • Frost or ice30 (4.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph230 (35%)
  • 40 mph41 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph206 (32%)
  • 70 mph172 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway593 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant563 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist206 (22%)
  • Pedestrian73 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist47 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4%)
  • 11 to 1560 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20241 (25%)
  • 21 to 25157 (16%)
  • 26 to 35155 (16%)
  • 36 to 45104 (11%)
  • 46 to 5570 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4%)
  • Over 7522 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider581 (61%)
  • Passenger300 (31%)
  • Pedestrian73 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car694 (65%)
  • Motorcycle205 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.9%)
  • Minibus10 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in West Suffolk

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Suffolk ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 129th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
129th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 1980

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 1980: 64, including 5 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1436488521
2ndA11015589215
3rdA1154113520
4thA1344560114
5thA1065284339
6thA452748211
7thB1106192813
8thB1103171806
9thA604161700
10thA1302141801
11thB1112122116
12thB1102111904
13thA142102103
14thB110791803
15thB150691204
16thB10618915
17thB106381004
18thA13046602
19thA10885511
20thA10924701

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 1980

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 1980: 127.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 1980

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 1980: 149.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 1980

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 1980: 381.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 1980, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years