Skip to main content
CrashStats

West Suffolk road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 698 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 1982, and 974 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 265 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1981 (700), and casualties fell from 1,008.

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

Collisions in 1982
698
Level with 1981
Casualties in 1982
974
Down 3% on 1981
Fatal collisions
22
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
265
38% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 1982

3.2% of collisions in West Suffolk in 1982 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal223.2%
  • Serious26538%
  • Slight41159%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal262.7%
  • Serious35236%
  • Slight59661%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 1982 is highlighted, with 698, level with 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (12%)
  • Tuesday89 (13%)
  • Wednesday92 (13%)
  • Thursday117 (17%)
  • Friday116 (17%)
  • Saturday125 (18%)
  • Sunday74 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (5.6%)
  • February38 (5.4%)
  • March53 (7.6%)
  • April44 (6.3%)
  • May64 (9.2%)
  • June62 (8.9%)
  • July68 (9.7%)
  • August57 (8.2%)
  • September82 (12%)
  • October74 (11%)
  • November58 (8.3%)
  • December59 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight476 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting127 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds469 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (9.6%)
  • Fog or mist17 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other112 (16%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry475 (68%)
  • Wet or damp182 (26%)
  • Frost or ice37 (5.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph284 (41%)
  • 40 mph54 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph318 (46%)
  • 70 mph42 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway618 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout26 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant550 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist213 (22%)
  • Pedestrian86 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist71 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant34 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2%)
  • 6 to 1042 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1569 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20271 (28%)
  • 21 to 25171 (18%)
  • 26 to 35132 (14%)
  • 36 to 4587 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5576 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.2%)
  • Over 7524 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider606 (62%)
  • Passenger282 (29%)
  • Pedestrian86 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car729 (64%)
  • Motorcycle207 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in West Suffolk

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How West Suffolk ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 114th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
114th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 1982

The A134 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 1982: 75, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1347597124
2ndA1436490323
3rdA115488225
4thA11014672018
5thA10653851115
6thA452644211
7thA604172917
8thB1103161703
9thB1112162504
10thA13021516010
11thA142152225
12thA1304141602
13thB1102121514
14thB1106112017
15thB106691003
16thB10637704
17thB110771210
18thB15067904
19thA10926902
20thA10885701

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 1982

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 1982: 126.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 1982

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 1982: 174.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 1982

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 1982: 399.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 1982, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years