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West Suffolk road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 599 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 1996, and 912 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1995 (512), and casualties rose from 728.

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

Collisions in 1996
599
Up 17% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
912
Up 25% on 1995
Fatal collisions
19
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 1996

3.2% of collisions in West Suffolk in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193.2%
  • Serious9616%
  • Slight48481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.3%
  • Serious13915%
  • Slight75282%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 1996 is highlighted, with 599, up 17% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (14%)
  • Tuesday84 (14%)
  • Wednesday91 (15%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday105 (18%)
  • Saturday79 (13%)
  • Sunday67 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.5%)
  • February60 (10%)
  • March44 (7.3%)
  • April46 (7.7%)
  • May31 (5.2%)
  • June41 (6.8%)
  • July50 (8.3%)
  • August52 (8.7%)
  • September47 (7.8%)
  • October63 (11%)
  • November65 (11%)
  • December61 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight417 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds480 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (9.2%)
  • Fog or mist25 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other18 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry396 (66%)
  • Wet or damp180 (30%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph254 (42%)
  • 40 mph30 (5%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph271 (45%)
  • 70 mph39 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway500 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout41 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant651 (71%)
  • Pedestrian69 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist51 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1545 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20154 (17%)
  • 21 to 25132 (14%)
  • 26 to 35205 (22%)
  • 36 to 45110 (12%)
  • 46 to 5581 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.2%)
  • Over 7524 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider554 (61%)
  • Passenger289 (32%)
  • Pedestrian69 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car899 (78%)
  • Motorcycle72 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 135th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 1996

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 1996: 52, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1435288112
2ndA134478516
3rdA1101395904
4thA1065335614
5thA14335748
6thA1302313502
7thA11295626
8thB1112193004
9thA604182401
10thB1103151701
11thB1106132417
12thA1304111101
13thB1102111310
14thB1061101522
15thA108891501
16thB150691512
17thA1427801
18thA109261101
19thB10634601
20thB110741110

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 1996

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 1996: 103.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 1996

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 1996: 123.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 1996

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 1996: 349.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 1996, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1996.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years