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West Suffolk road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 588 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 1993, and 866 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1992 (613), and casualties fell from 882.

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

Collisions in 1993
588
Down 4% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
866
Down 2% on 1992
Fatal collisions
9
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
22% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 1993

1.5% of collisions in West Suffolk in 1993 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious12722%
  • Slight45277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious18121%
  • Slight67678%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 1993 is highlighted, with 588, down 4% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (14%)
  • Tuesday89 (15%)
  • Wednesday84 (14%)
  • Thursday83 (14%)
  • Friday110 (19%)
  • Saturday77 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.7%)
  • February35 (6%)
  • March37 (6.3%)
  • April51 (8.7%)
  • May41 (7%)
  • June47 (8%)
  • July41 (7%)
  • August45 (7.7%)
  • September62 (11%)
  • October59 (10%)
  • November55 (9.4%)
  • December64 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight428 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds429 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (18%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry352 (60%)
  • Wet or damp211 (36%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.6%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph212 (36%)
  • 40 mph46 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph286 (49%)
  • 70 mph33 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway505 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout29 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant627 (72%)
  • Pedestrian81 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist44 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20159 (18%)
  • 21 to 25139 (16%)
  • 26 to 35183 (21%)
  • 36 to 4591 (11%)
  • 46 to 5566 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7543 (5%)
  • Over 7540 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider534 (62%)
  • Passenger251 (29%)
  • Pedestrian81 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car864 (78%)
  • Motorcycle71 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 140th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 1993

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 1993: 55, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14355100214
2ndA1344468012
3rdA113670110
4thA1065305318
5thA45284025
6thA1101263505
7thA604243403
8thA1302222500
9thB1103212406
10thB1112213509
11thA1304131502
12thA1092101401
13thA108891704
14thB106391201
15thB110691001
16thB110281002
17thB110781013
18thA1427801
19thB10616902
20thB10665802

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 1993

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 1993: 82.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 1993

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 1993: 105.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 1993

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 1993: 347.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 1993, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years