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West Suffolk road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 780 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 1988, and 1,101 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 215 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1987 (684), and casualties rose from 952.

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

Collisions in 1988
780
Up 14% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,101
Up 16% on 1987
Fatal collisions
24
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
215
28% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 1988

3.1% of collisions in West Suffolk in 1988 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal243.1%
  • Serious21528%
  • Slight54169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal312.8%
  • Serious29827%
  • Slight77270%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 1988 is highlighted, with 780, up 14% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (14%)
  • Tuesday101 (13%)
  • Wednesday115 (15%)
  • Thursday109 (14%)
  • Friday136 (17%)
  • Saturday109 (14%)
  • Sunday102 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (6.7%)
  • February52 (6.7%)
  • March68 (8.7%)
  • April58 (7.4%)
  • May64 (8.2%)
  • June47 (6%)
  • July74 (9.5%)
  • August66 (8.5%)
  • September68 (8.7%)
  • October80 (10%)
  • November79 (10%)
  • December72 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight523 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting142 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds519 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist17 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other110 (14%)

Road surface

  • Dry443 (57%)
  • Wet or damp304 (39%)
  • Frost or ice26 (3.3%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph301 (39%)
  • 40 mph78 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph351 (45%)
  • 70 mph46 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway681 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout32 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant658 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (14%)
  • Pedestrian96 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist75 (6.8%)
  • Minibus occupant40 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1560 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20292 (27%)
  • 21 to 25192 (17%)
  • 26 to 35188 (17%)
  • 36 to 45121 (11%)
  • 46 to 5563 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6554 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.4%)
  • Over 7525 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider671 (61%)
  • Passenger334 (30%)
  • Pedestrian96 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car935 (68%)
  • Motorcycle159 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.3%)
  • Minibus16 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 104th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
104th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 1988

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 1988: 76, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14376111323
2ndA11015475113
3rdA1345370217
4thA114587220
5thA10654475510
6thA45355227
7thA604314314
8thA1302293307
9thB1103232404
10thA1304172817
11thA1092163204
12thB1112141605
13thB1106131903
14thB1102111306
15thB1063101301
16thB106191001
17thA14281412
18thA10886801
19thB110751030
20thB106641101

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 1988

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 1988: 116.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 1988

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 1988: 161.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 1988

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 1988: 479.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 1988, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years