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West Suffolk road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 759 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 1989, and 1,075 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1988 (780), and casualties fell from 1,101.

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

Collisions in 1989
759
Down 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,075
Down 2% on 1988
Fatal collisions
21
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
24% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 1989

2.8% of collisions in West Suffolk in 1989 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.8%
  • Serious18024%
  • Slight55874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal282.6%
  • Serious24523%
  • Slight80275%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 1989 is highlighted, with 759, down 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (15%)
  • Tuesday119 (16%)
  • Wednesday104 (14%)
  • Thursday106 (14%)
  • Friday126 (17%)
  • Saturday108 (14%)
  • Sunday81 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59181 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (8%)
  • February64 (8.4%)
  • March46 (6.1%)
  • April53 (7%)
  • May62 (8.2%)
  • June66 (8.7%)
  • July61 (8%)
  • August65 (8.6%)
  • September65 (8.6%)
  • October70 (9.2%)
  • November85 (11%)
  • December61 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight521 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting120 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds577 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (13%)
  • Fog or mist23 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other31 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry452 (60%)
  • Wet or damp278 (37%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph290 (38%)
  • 40 mph89 (12%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph316 (42%)
  • 70 mph58 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway657 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout33 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant693 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist153 (14%)
  • Pedestrian89 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist71 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (2%)
  • Van occupant22 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1038 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1555 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20284 (26%)
  • 21 to 25184 (17%)
  • 26 to 35189 (18%)
  • 36 to 45122 (11%)
  • 46 to 5574 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6546 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.7%)
  • Over 7525 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider676 (63%)
  • Passenger310 (29%)
  • Pedestrian89 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car992 (73%)
  • Motorcycle150 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 117th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 1989

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 1989: 71, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14371103113
2ndA11016176115
3rdA114581217
4thA134456629
5thA454474215
6thA10653963213
7thA604324416
8thA1302262702
9thB1106223419
10thA1304213315
11thB1103212416
12thB1112183003
13thB1063111202
14thA108891611
15thA14291204
16thB110791603
17thB106161102
18thA10925800
19thB10662201
20thB10852402

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 1989

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 1989: 118.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 1989

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 1989: 154.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 1989

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 1989: 446.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 1989, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years