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West Suffolk road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 618 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 1985, and 850 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 207 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1984 (732), and casualties fell from 1,009.

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

Collisions in 1985
618
Down 16% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
850
Down 16% on 1984
Fatal collisions
21
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
207
33% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 1985

3.4% of collisions in West Suffolk in 1985 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.4%
  • Serious20733%
  • Slight39063%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.5%
  • Serious26531%
  • Slight56466%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 1985 is highlighted, with 618, down 16% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (12%)
  • Tuesday68 (11%)
  • Wednesday71 (11%)
  • Thursday94 (15%)
  • Friday124 (20%)
  • Saturday101 (16%)
  • Sunday86 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (5.2%)
  • February37 (6%)
  • March50 (8.1%)
  • April50 (8.1%)
  • May50 (8.1%)
  • June53 (8.6%)
  • July60 (9.7%)
  • August63 (10%)
  • September56 (9.1%)
  • October49 (7.9%)
  • November80 (13%)
  • December38 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight443 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds406 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Other101 (16%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry408 (66%)
  • Wet or damp176 (28%)
  • Snow21 (3.4%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph244 (39%)
  • 40 mph57 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph280 (45%)
  • 70 mph34 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway559 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant487 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist180 (21%)
  • Pedestrian80 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist62 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20210 (25%)
  • 21 to 25151 (18%)
  • 26 to 35122 (14%)
  • 36 to 4592 (11%)
  • 46 to 5557 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.8%)
  • Over 7524 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider526 (62%)
  • Passenger244 (29%)
  • Pedestrian80 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car718 (67%)
  • Motorcycle175 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 138th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
138th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 1985

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 1985: 44, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1434470416
2ndA113973214
3rdA1343451212
4thA11013340010
5thA453040215
6thA1065294828
7thA1302242809
8thA604212816
9thB1103192608
10thB1112151904
11thA1304111205
12thB1063111902
13thB1106101202
14thA108891305
15thB11079903
16thA14271003
17thB11026601
18thA10925903
19thB11113502
20thB10662300

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 1985

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 1985: 108.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 1985

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 1985: 132.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 1985

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 1985: 365.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 1985, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1985.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years