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West Suffolk road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 729 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 1990, and 1,086 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 217 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1989 (759), and casualties rose from 1,075.

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

Collisions in 1990
729
Down 4% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,086
Up 1% on 1989
Fatal collisions
21
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
217
30% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 1990

2.9% of collisions in West Suffolk in 1990 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.9%
  • Serious21730%
  • Slight49167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.2%
  • Serious31229%
  • Slight75069%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 1990 is highlighted, with 729, down 4% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (13%)
  • Tuesday100 (14%)
  • Wednesday94 (13%)
  • Thursday111 (15%)
  • Friday114 (16%)
  • Saturday123 (17%)
  • Sunday90 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (9.3%)
  • February52 (7.1%)
  • March52 (7.1%)
  • April51 (7%)
  • May52 (7.1%)
  • June62 (8.5%)
  • July62 (8.5%)
  • August64 (8.8%)
  • September63 (8.6%)
  • October59 (8.1%)
  • November77 (11%)
  • December67 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight486 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting132 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds566 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other28 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry439 (60%)
  • Wet or damp276 (38%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph250 (34%)
  • 40 mph77 (11%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph355 (49%)
  • 70 mph35 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway643 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout29 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant749 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (12%)
  • Pedestrian68 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist62 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant37 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1029 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1556 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20260 (24%)
  • 21 to 25195 (18%)
  • 26 to 35184 (17%)
  • 36 to 45132 (12%)
  • 46 to 5583 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6541 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7553 (4.9%)
  • Over 7530 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider669 (62%)
  • Passenger349 (32%)
  • Pedestrian68 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car978 (74%)
  • Motorcycle122 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 122nd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 1990

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 1990: 78, including 3 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14378129328
2ndA11015977015
3rdA1344476116
4thA114367117
5thA604354408
6thA10653370114
7thA453249612
8thA1302223203
9thB1106203819
10thB1112202702
11thB1103142106
12thA1304131403
13thA142121801
14thA1088102306
15thA109281410
16thB110781203
17thB11118811
18thB150681414
19thB106371211
20thB10664703

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 1990

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 1990: 101.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 1990

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 1990: 161.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 1990

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 1990: 440.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 1990, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years