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West Suffolk road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 682 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2001, and 1,014 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2000 (613), and casualties rose from 921.

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

Collisions in 2001
682
Up 11% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,014
Up 10% on 2000
Fatal collisions
21
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2001

3.1% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.1%
  • Serious10616%
  • Slight55581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.4%
  • Serious13413%
  • Slight85684%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2001 is highlighted, with 682, up 11% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (15%)
  • Tuesday100 (15%)
  • Wednesday103 (15%)
  • Thursday96 (14%)
  • Friday101 (15%)
  • Saturday109 (16%)
  • Sunday71 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59108 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (10%)
  • February42 (6.2%)
  • March47 (6.9%)
  • April50 (7.3%)
  • May47 (6.9%)
  • June46 (6.7%)
  • July52 (7.6%)
  • August68 (10%)
  • September73 (11%)
  • October60 (8.8%)
  • November58 (8.5%)
  • December70 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight501 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds520 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (12%)
  • Fog or mist16 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other37 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry389 (57%)
  • Wet or damp235 (34%)
  • Frost or ice30 (4.4%)
  • Snow13 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (1%)
  • Mud4 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph301 (44%)
  • 40 mph40 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph267 (39%)
  • 70 mph70 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway537 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (12%)
  • Roundabout45 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant766 (76%)
  • Pedestrian70 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist58 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1534 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20177 (17%)
  • 21 to 25142 (14%)
  • 26 to 35184 (18%)
  • 36 to 45137 (14%)
  • 46 to 55110 (11%)
  • 56 to 6559 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.1%)
  • Over 7526 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded56 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider676 (67%)
  • Passenger268 (26%)
  • Pedestrian70 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,023 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle60 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in West Suffolk

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Suffolk ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 110th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2001

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area and Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area were among the busiest accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2001, with 35 collisions each.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2001

The A14 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2001: 56, including 7 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA145687711
2ndA1435493213
3rdA115398110
4thA1101506406
5thA1065376327
6thA134355511
7thA1302263203
8thA1304212703
9thB1106203416
10thB1103171802
11thA142162004
12thA604121903
13thB1112101303
14thA109281211
15thB110781812
16thB10617712
17thB110271201
18thA108861011
19thB10635701
20thB10855811

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2001

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2001: 104.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2001

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2001: 133.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2001

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2001: 380.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2001, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years