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West Suffolk road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 1995, and 728 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1994 (563), and casualties fell from 774.

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

Collisions in 1995
512
Down 9% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
728
Down 6% on 1994
Fatal collisions
15
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 1995

2.9% of collisions in West Suffolk in 1995 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.9%
  • Serious9418%
  • Slight40379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.3%
  • Serious12517%
  • Slight58680%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 1995 is highlighted, with 512, down 9% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (15%)
  • Wednesday69 (13%)
  • Thursday77 (15%)
  • Friday97 (19%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.8%)
  • February37 (7.2%)
  • March46 (9%)
  • April37 (7.2%)
  • May44 (8.6%)
  • June45 (8.8%)
  • July42 (8.2%)
  • August48 (9.4%)
  • September49 (9.6%)
  • October42 (8.2%)
  • November41 (8%)
  • December41 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight370 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds404 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry331 (65%)
  • Wet or damp151 (29%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph193 (38%)
  • 40 mph42 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph228 (45%)
  • 70 mph36 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway443 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (7%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant513 (70%)
  • Pedestrian67 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist42 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20123 (17%)
  • 21 to 25105 (14%)
  • 26 to 35149 (20%)
  • 36 to 4598 (13%)
  • 46 to 5569 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6562 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.1%)
  • Over 7519 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider453 (62%)
  • Passenger208 (29%)
  • Pedestrian67 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car772 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle52 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 162nd most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 1995

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 1995: 54, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1435478110
2ndA1344364111
3rdA1065345408
4thA1101344706
5thA11295337
6thA14273651
7thB1106213317
8thA604161902
9thB1103141700
10thA1302131501
11thB1112121802
12thA1304111203
13thA142101100
14thB11026601
15thB110762302
16thA10925701
17thB10635701
18thB15065603
19thB10614500
20thB11113411

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 1995

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 1995: 78.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 1995

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 1995: 105.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 1995

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 1995: 302.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 1995, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years