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West Suffolk road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 681 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 1986, and 971 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 212 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1985 (618), and casualties rose from 850.

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

Collisions in 1986
681
Up 10% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
971
Up 14% on 1985
Fatal collisions
20
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
212
31% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 1986

2.9% of collisions in West Suffolk in 1986 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.9%
  • Serious21231%
  • Slight44966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal262.7%
  • Serious29330%
  • Slight65267%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 1986 is highlighted, with 681, up 10% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (14%)
  • Tuesday105 (15%)
  • Wednesday79 (12%)
  • Thursday80 (12%)
  • Friday131 (19%)
  • Saturday110 (16%)
  • Sunday82 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (6.6%)
  • February43 (6.3%)
  • March61 (9%)
  • April59 (8.7%)
  • May56 (8.2%)
  • June59 (8.7%)
  • July63 (9.3%)
  • August57 (8.4%)
  • September39 (5.7%)
  • October59 (8.7%)
  • November74 (11%)
  • December66 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight486 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (59%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other143 (21%)

Road surface

  • Dry413 (61%)
  • Wet or damp228 (33%)
  • Frost or ice31 (4.6%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph282 (41%)
  • 40 mph51 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph299 (44%)
  • 70 mph48 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway601 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout20 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant566 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist173 (18%)
  • Pedestrian83 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist72 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1554 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20268 (28%)
  • 21 to 25163 (17%)
  • 26 to 35143 (15%)
  • 36 to 45117 (12%)
  • 46 to 5561 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.4%)
  • Over 7519 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider609 (63%)
  • Passenger279 (29%)
  • Pedestrian83 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car810 (68%)
  • Motorcycle164 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How West Suffolk ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 125th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 1986

The A11 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 1986: 57, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1157101419
2ndA1435696319
3rdA10654674211
4thA1344672116
5thA11013449112
6thA453455311
7thA1302253102
8thB1103202504
9thB1112182726
10thA1304162403
11thA604162105
12thB1106132306
13thA142121514
14thB1063121505
15thB110791203
16thA10928910
17thB106181502
18thB15064702
19thA10883302
20thB10573601

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 1986

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 1986: 109.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 1986

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 1986: 127.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 1986

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 1986: 375.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years