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West Suffolk road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 652 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 1983, and 918 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 238 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (698), and casualties fell from 974.

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

Collisions in 1983
652
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
918
Down 6% on 1982
Fatal collisions
11
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
238
37% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 1983

1.7% of collisions in West Suffolk in 1983 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious23837%
  • Slight40362%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious31534%
  • Slight59264%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 1983 is highlighted, with 652, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (15%)
  • Tuesday75 (12%)
  • Wednesday90 (14%)
  • Thursday92 (14%)
  • Friday125 (19%)
  • Saturday90 (14%)
  • Sunday83 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8.6%)
  • February37 (5.7%)
  • March49 (7.5%)
  • April43 (6.6%)
  • May42 (6.4%)
  • June55 (8.4%)
  • July62 (9.5%)
  • August53 (8.1%)
  • September67 (10%)
  • October69 (11%)
  • November50 (7.7%)
  • December69 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight426 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting119 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (58%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other154 (24%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry388 (60%)
  • Wet or damp249 (38%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph274 (42%)
  • 40 mph62 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph287 (44%)
  • 70 mph27 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway596 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant497 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist218 (24%)
  • Pedestrian76 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist75 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1052 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1557 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20265 (29%)
  • 21 to 25160 (17%)
  • 26 to 35109 (12%)
  • 36 to 45102 (11%)
  • 46 to 5555 (6%)
  • 56 to 6551 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4%)
  • Over 7515 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider579 (63%)
  • Passenger263 (29%)
  • Pedestrian76 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car691 (62%)
  • Motorcycle213 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 118th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
118th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 1983

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 1983: 62, including 2 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1436294229
2ndA115485224
3rdA1345174119
4thA11014876020
5thA10653773214
6thA452147214
7thB1103202103
8thA604192003
9thB1112182507
10thA1304151704
11thA1092131804
12thB11029902
13thB110791104
14thA1428902
15thB110681403
16thA10886803
17thA13026701
18thB10636801
19thB10665604
20thB10613501

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 1983

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 1983: 116.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 1983

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 1983: 152.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 1983

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 1983: 357.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years