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West Suffolk road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 613 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 1992, and 882 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1991 (633), and casualties fell from 905.

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

Collisions in 1992
613
Down 3% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
882
Down 3% on 1991
Fatal collisions
9
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
25% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 1992

1.5% of collisions in West Suffolk in 1992 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious15225%
  • Slight45274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious20924%
  • Slight66475%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 1992 is highlighted, with 613, down 3% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (12%)
  • Tuesday74 (12%)
  • Wednesday96 (16%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday119 (19%)
  • Saturday90 (15%)
  • Sunday68 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (11%)
  • February46 (7.5%)
  • March49 (8%)
  • April40 (6.5%)
  • May48 (7.8%)
  • June48 (7.8%)
  • July50 (8.2%)
  • August36 (5.9%)
  • September56 (9.1%)
  • October47 (7.7%)
  • November60 (9.8%)
  • December68 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight413 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds439 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist16 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Other23 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry335 (55%)
  • Wet or damp255 (42%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph228 (37%)
  • 40 mph66 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph273 (45%)
  • 70 mph42 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway519 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout33 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant606 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist69 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian58 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2%)
  • 11 to 1565 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20166 (19%)
  • 21 to 25148 (17%)
  • 26 to 35176 (20%)
  • 36 to 45101 (11%)
  • 46 to 5570 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6562 (7%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.9%)
  • Over 7520 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider565 (64%)
  • Passenger259 (29%)
  • Pedestrian58 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car872 (76%)
  • Motorcycle74 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 133rd most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
154th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 1992

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 1992: 64, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14364105026
2ndA1344563111
3rdA10654365014
4thA1101405818
5thA11336919
6thA45253218
7thA604253816
8thA1302242906
9thB1112182405
10thB1103171803
11thB1106172206
12thA142142301
13thA1304111101
14thB1061101403
15thA109281120
16thB106381203
17thB11075604
18thB11115801
19thB15064702
20thB10663801

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 1992

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 1992: 101.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 1992

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 1992: 98.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 1992

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 1992: 374.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 1992, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years