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West Suffolk road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 613 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 1998, and 852 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (620), and casualties fell from 865.

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

Collisions in 1998
613
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
852
Down 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
15% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 1998

0.7% of collisions in West Suffolk in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious9215%
  • Slight51784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious10913%
  • Slight73887%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 1998 is highlighted, with 613, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (12%)
  • Tuesday86 (14%)
  • Wednesday83 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (14%)
  • Friday113 (18%)
  • Saturday95 (15%)
  • Sunday78 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.5%)
  • February34 (5.5%)
  • March46 (7.5%)
  • April44 (7.2%)
  • May64 (10%)
  • June73 (12%)
  • July58 (9.5%)
  • August44 (7.2%)
  • September42 (6.9%)
  • October59 (9.6%)
  • November58 (9.5%)
  • December45 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight460 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds464 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry384 (63%)
  • Wet or damp215 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph253 (41%)
  • 40 mph39 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph257 (42%)
  • 70 mph55 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway503 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (10%)
  • Roundabout39 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant637 (75%)
  • Pedestrian63 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (5%)
  • Cyclist41 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4%)
  • 16 to 20141 (17%)
  • 21 to 25130 (15%)
  • 26 to 35200 (23%)
  • 36 to 45107 (13%)
  • 46 to 5564 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.5%)
  • Over 7525 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider543 (64%)
  • Passenger246 (29%)
  • Pedestrian63 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car903 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle44 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle25 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 131st most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 1998

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 1998: 50, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143507208
2ndA11497415
3rdA144167111
4thA1065374714
5thA1101375303
6thA134355306
7thA1302273401
8thB1103161802
9thB1106162604
10thA142152201
11thA1088141814
12thB1112122203
13thA1304111200
14thA1307101201
15thB106381002
16thA6044700
17thB11114500
18thB15064500
19thB10613300
20thB11073500

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 1998

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 1998: 96.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 1998

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 1998: 121.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 1998

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 1998: 349.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 1998, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1998.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years