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West Suffolk road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 563 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 1994, and 774 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1993 (588), and casualties fell from 866.

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

Collisions in 1994
563
Down 4% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
774
Down 11% on 1993
Fatal collisions
14
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 1994

2.5% of collisions in West Suffolk in 1994 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious9617%
  • Slight45380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious12716%
  • Slight63182%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 1994 is highlighted, with 563, down 4% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (17%)
  • Tuesday69 (12%)
  • Wednesday75 (13%)
  • Thursday76 (13%)
  • Friday104 (18%)
  • Saturday84 (15%)
  • Sunday57 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.3%)
  • February35 (6.2%)
  • March45 (8%)
  • April41 (7.3%)
  • May58 (10%)
  • June43 (7.6%)
  • July44 (7.8%)
  • August32 (5.7%)
  • September49 (8.7%)
  • October49 (8.7%)
  • November54 (9.6%)
  • December66 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight406 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds424 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry353 (63%)
  • Wet or damp181 (32%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph210 (37%)
  • 40 mph51 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph250 (44%)
  • 70 mph44 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway481 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant518 (67%)
  • Pedestrian68 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (8%)
  • Cyclist53 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20132 (17%)
  • 21 to 25108 (14%)
  • 26 to 35162 (21%)
  • 36 to 4582 (11%)
  • 46 to 5588 (11%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7544 (5.7%)
  • Over 7513 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider496 (64%)
  • Passenger210 (27%)
  • Pedestrian68 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car815 (76%)
  • Motorcycle62 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 143rd most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 1994

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 1994: 64, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14364104211
2ndA1101425017
3rdA1065395408
4thA134396215
5thA11357214
6thA453140010
7thA604222403
8thA1304141801
9thA1302121302
10thB1112121502
11thA1092101310
12thB110391101
13thA108881012
14thB106381100
15thB11067702
16thB150671010
17thA1426701
18thB10614400
19thB11023301
20thB10852701

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 1994

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 1994: 67.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 1994

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 1994: 114.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 1994

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 1994: 316.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 1994, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years