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West Suffolk road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 606 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 1999, and 904 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1998 (613), and casualties rose from 852.

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

Collisions in 1999
606
Down 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
904
Up 6% on 1998
Fatal collisions
20
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 1999

3.3% of collisions in West Suffolk in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.3%
  • Serious9916%
  • Slight48780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.5%
  • Serious13715%
  • Slight74482%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 1999 is highlighted, with 606, down 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (13%)
  • Tuesday97 (16%)
  • Wednesday80 (13%)
  • Thursday101 (17%)
  • Friday86 (14%)
  • Saturday92 (15%)
  • Sunday73 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (9.2%)
  • February41 (6.8%)
  • March48 (7.9%)
  • April52 (8.6%)
  • May36 (5.9%)
  • June47 (7.8%)
  • July41 (6.8%)
  • August45 (7.4%)
  • September49 (8.1%)
  • October61 (10%)
  • November70 (12%)
  • December60 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight438 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds449 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry343 (57%)
  • Wet or damp225 (37%)
  • Frost or ice31 (5.1%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1%)
  • 30 mph237 (39%)
  • 40 mph31 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph278 (46%)
  • 70 mph51 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway489 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (11%)
  • Roundabout36 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant684 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian51 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist37 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2%)
  • 6 to 1046 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1539 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20115 (13%)
  • 21 to 25126 (14%)
  • 26 to 35195 (22%)
  • 36 to 45107 (12%)
  • 46 to 5596 (11%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.3%)
  • Over 7527 (3%)
  • Not recorded43 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider590 (65%)
  • Passenger263 (29%)
  • Pedestrian51 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car908 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle57 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 133rd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 1999

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 1999: 63, including 5 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14363119516
2ndA14547847
3rdA1101486018
4thA1065467517
5thA11358926
6thA134354720
7thA1302172011
8thA1304172705
9thA142172112
10thB1106172704
11thB1103151603
12thB1112132101
13thB106391001
14thB106171302
15thA130761211
16thB10665602
17thB11075500
18thA10924601
19thA6043301
20thB10853500

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 1999

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 1999: 69.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 1999

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 1999: 126.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 1999

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 1999: 342.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years