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West Suffolk road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 613 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2000, and 921 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1999 (606), and casualties rose from 904.

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

Collisions in 2000
613
Up 1% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
921
Up 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
16
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2000

2.6% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2000 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.6%
  • Serious10717%
  • Slight49080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.2%
  • Serious14015%
  • Slight76183%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2000 is highlighted, with 613, up 1% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (12%)
  • Tuesday94 (15%)
  • Wednesday100 (16%)
  • Thursday90 (15%)
  • Friday109 (18%)
  • Saturday85 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8.8%)
  • February54 (8.8%)
  • March47 (7.7%)
  • April56 (9.1%)
  • May43 (7%)
  • June47 (7.7%)
  • July45 (7.3%)
  • August52 (8.5%)
  • September48 (7.8%)
  • October58 (9.5%)
  • November54 (8.8%)
  • December55 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight451 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds479 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry381 (62%)
  • Wet or damp212 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph275 (45%)
  • 40 mph33 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph249 (41%)
  • 70 mph50 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway494 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout41 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant663 (72%)
  • Pedestrian72 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist34 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1538 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20135 (15%)
  • 21 to 25117 (13%)
  • 26 to 35207 (22%)
  • 36 to 45139 (15%)
  • 46 to 5588 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.1%)
  • Over 7520 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded37 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider617 (67%)
  • Passenger232 (25%)
  • Pedestrian72 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car920 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes84 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle65 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 127th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2000

The A134 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2000: 55, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1345593113
2ndA14527367
3rdA1434975110
4thA1101406406
5thA11357017
6thA1065345316
7thA1302202402
8thB1103141702
9thA1304121201
10thB1112121502
11thA142111710
12thB1063101401
13thB1106101801
14thA6048800
15thB111181003
16thB150683923
17thA109261311
18thA13076701
19thB10616701
20thB110761001

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2000

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2000: 94.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2000

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2000: 105.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2000

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2000: 378.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years