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West Suffolk road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 732 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 1984, and 1,009 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 227 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1983 (652), and casualties rose from 918.

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

Collisions in 1984
732
Up 12% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,009
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
22
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
227
31% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 1984

3% of collisions in West Suffolk in 1984 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal223%
  • Serious22731%
  • Slight48366%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.4%
  • Serious30130%
  • Slight68468%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 1984 is highlighted, with 732, up 12% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (12%)
  • Tuesday92 (13%)
  • Wednesday91 (12%)
  • Thursday93 (13%)
  • Friday143 (20%)
  • Saturday122 (17%)
  • Sunday100 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (9.7%)
  • February39 (5.3%)
  • March40 (5.5%)
  • April51 (7%)
  • May54 (7.4%)
  • June59 (8.1%)
  • July66 (9%)
  • August53 (7.2%)
  • September77 (11%)
  • October73 (10%)
  • November82 (11%)
  • December67 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight490 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting128 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds455 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other156 (21%)

Road surface

  • Dry452 (62%)
  • Wet or damp249 (34%)
  • Frost or ice27 (3.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph312 (43%)
  • 40 mph72 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph299 (41%)
  • 70 mph47 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway648 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant548 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist216 (21%)
  • Pedestrian108 (11%)
  • Cyclist93 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1042 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1566 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20309 (31%)
  • 21 to 25162 (16%)
  • 26 to 35140 (14%)
  • 36 to 4596 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5560 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6551 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.4%)
  • Over 7525 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider626 (62%)
  • Passenger275 (27%)
  • Pedestrian108 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car780 (63%)
  • Motorcycle221 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 114th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 1984

The A11 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 1984: 68, including 6 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA116899619
2ndA14365108222
3rdA1344357213
4thA1101425227
5thA454159215
6thA10653560116
7thB1103334108
8thA1304232807
9thA1302212516
10thA604182602
11thB1112162303
12thB1063151805
13thB110291102
14thA10927804
15thA14271312
16thA10886602
17thB11066801
18thB10615804
19thB11115802
20thB11074702

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 1984

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 1984: 142.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 1984

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 1984: 159.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 1984

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 1984: 408.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 1984, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years