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West Suffolk road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 684 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 1987, and 952 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 192 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1986 (681), and casualties fell from 971.

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

Collisions in 1987
684
Level with 1986
Casualties in 1987
952
Down 2% on 1986
Fatal collisions
12
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
192
28% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 1987

1.8% of collisions in West Suffolk in 1987 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious19228%
  • Slight48070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious24025%
  • Slight69873%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 1987 is highlighted, with 684, level with 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (15%)
  • Tuesday78 (11%)
  • Wednesday97 (14%)
  • Thursday94 (14%)
  • Friday124 (18%)
  • Saturday120 (18%)
  • Sunday71 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59172 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (4.7%)
  • February45 (6.6%)
  • March47 (6.9%)
  • April38 (5.6%)
  • May68 (9.9%)
  • June77 (11%)
  • July65 (9.5%)
  • August71 (10%)
  • September52 (7.6%)
  • October65 (9.5%)
  • November60 (8.8%)
  • December64 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight469 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting112 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds377 (55%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (17%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other165 (24%)

Road surface

  • Dry385 (56%)
  • Wet or damp276 (40%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph260 (38%)
  • 40 mph79 (12%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph298 (44%)
  • 70 mph44 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway601 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout26 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant565 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist160 (17%)
  • Pedestrian88 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist60 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant40 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1556 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20263 (28%)
  • 21 to 25191 (20%)
  • 26 to 35142 (15%)
  • 36 to 45104 (11%)
  • 46 to 5556 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6544 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.6%)
  • Over 7512 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider610 (64%)
  • Passenger254 (27%)
  • Pedestrian88 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car841 (69%)
  • Motorcycle159 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 119th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
119th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 1987

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 1987: 70, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14370101119
2ndA11014967016
3rdA11477219
4thA1065445708
5thA453054213
6thA1342947313
7thA604232605
8thB1112223514
9thB1103202406
10thA1302192401
11thB1106131713
12thA1304121403
13thA1428810
14thB11027911
15thB10616703
16thB11076901
17thB111161201
18thB150661202
19thA10925502
20thB10635902

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 1987

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 1987: 124.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 1987

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 1987: 128.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 1987

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 1987: 407.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 1987, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years