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West Suffolk road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 633 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 1991, and 905 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1990 (729), and casualties fell from 1,086.

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

Collisions in 1991
633
Down 13% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
905
Down 17% on 1990
Fatal collisions
16
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
27% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 1991

2.5% of collisions in West Suffolk in 1991 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious17027%
  • Slight44771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.1%
  • Serious23326%
  • Slight65372%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 1991 is highlighted, with 633, down 13% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (12%)
  • Wednesday77 (12%)
  • Thursday106 (17%)
  • Friday108 (17%)
  • Saturday98 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (12%)
  • February46 (7.3%)
  • March56 (8.8%)
  • April58 (9.2%)
  • May57 (9%)
  • June52 (8.2%)
  • July47 (7.4%)
  • August46 (7.3%)
  • September54 (8.5%)
  • October38 (6%)
  • November48 (7.6%)
  • December58 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight446 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting104 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds489 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other35 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry390 (62%)
  • Wet or damp201 (32%)
  • Frost or ice36 (5.7%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph218 (34%)
  • 40 mph66 (10%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph310 (49%)
  • 70 mph30 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway544 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout36 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant625 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian85 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist64 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1047 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1552 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20193 (21%)
  • 21 to 25156 (17%)
  • 26 to 35159 (18%)
  • 36 to 45115 (13%)
  • 46 to 5567 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4%)
  • Over 7517 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider544 (60%)
  • Passenger276 (30%)
  • Pedestrian85 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car849 (76%)
  • Motorcycle93 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 130th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
130th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 1991

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 1991: 78, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14378105124
2ndA10654162111
3rdA1101417209
4thA1344165215
5thA113973114
6thA1302253404
7thA45254746
8thB1112223114
9thA1304152206
10thA604141616
11thB1103141605
12thB1063111511
13thB110691202
14thA10928802
15thB110771101
16thB10616704
17thA10884811
18thB11112801
19thB15062200
20thA1421100

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 1991

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 1991: 94.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 1991

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 1991: 122.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 1991

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 1991: 390.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 1991, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years