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West Suffolk road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 662 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2002, and 973 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2001 (682), and casualties fell from 1,014.

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

Collisions in 2002
662
Down 3% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
973
Down 4% on 2001
Fatal collisions
11
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
15% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2002

1.7% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious10215%
  • Slight54983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious12713%
  • Slight83486%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2002 is highlighted, with 662, down 3% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (14%)
  • Tuesday104 (16%)
  • Wednesday78 (12%)
  • Thursday104 (16%)
  • Friday121 (18%)
  • Saturday95 (14%)
  • Sunday70 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (6.9%)
  • February56 (8.5%)
  • March62 (9.4%)
  • April55 (8.3%)
  • May50 (7.6%)
  • June47 (7.1%)
  • July54 (8.2%)
  • August45 (6.8%)
  • September56 (8.5%)
  • October66 (10%)
  • November73 (11%)
  • December52 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight456 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds505 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Other7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry399 (60%)
  • Wet or damp246 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.9%)
  • Mud3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph275 (42%)
  • 40 mph31 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph281 (42%)
  • 70 mph68 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway530 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (11%)
  • Roundabout51 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant738 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian66 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist36 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 20146 (15%)
  • 21 to 25131 (13%)
  • 26 to 35188 (19%)
  • 36 to 45144 (15%)
  • 46 to 55100 (10%)
  • 56 to 6563 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4%)
  • Over 7529 (3%)
  • Not recorded61 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider655 (67%)
  • Passenger252 (26%)
  • Pedestrian66 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car993 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes73 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle66 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Suffolk ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 109th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2002

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2002, with 30 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2002

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2002: 79, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14379122016
2ndA145780110
3rdA11439725
4thA1101384706
5thA1065376905
6thA134345115
7thB1106243111
8thA1304202914
9thB1112182702
10thA1302162100
11thA1092121703
12thA142121502
13thB1103121701
14thA60491301
15thA108881211
16thB15068901
17thB10636803
18thB11076902
19thB10615500
20thB11115903

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2002

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2002: 85.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2002

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2002: 133.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2002

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2002: 378.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years