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West Suffolk road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 648 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2003, and 899 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2002 (662), and casualties fell from 973.

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

Collisions in 2003
648
Down 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
899
Down 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
20
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
14% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2003

3.1% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.1%
  • Serious9114%
  • Slight53783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.7%
  • Serious10912%
  • Slight76685%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2003 is highlighted, with 648, down 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (16%)
  • Tuesday91 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (13%)
  • Thursday95 (15%)
  • Friday106 (16%)
  • Saturday79 (12%)
  • Sunday92 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (9.7%)
  • February46 (7.1%)
  • March36 (5.6%)
  • April54 (8.3%)
  • May52 (8%)
  • June60 (9.3%)
  • July52 (8%)
  • August49 (7.6%)
  • September56 (8.6%)
  • October56 (8.6%)
  • November62 (9.6%)
  • December62 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight448 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds541 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (13%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry407 (63%)
  • Wet or damp214 (33%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.5%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph275 (42%)
  • 40 mph35 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph267 (41%)
  • 70 mph62 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway512 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (11%)
  • Roundabout50 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant646 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian61 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1543 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20152 (17%)
  • 21 to 25113 (13%)
  • 26 to 35167 (19%)
  • 36 to 45116 (13%)
  • 46 to 55107 (12%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.2%)
  • Over 7524 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded40 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider620 (69%)
  • Passenger218 (24%)
  • Pedestrian61 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car931 (77%)
  • Motorcycle81 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 105th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2003

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2003, with 33 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2003

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2003: 57, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143578315
2ndA14548015
3rdA11466513
4thA1101406955
5thA134364729
6thA1065325325
7thB1106233822
8thA1302202401
9thA142182414
10thB1112182613
11thA1304131702
12thB1103111300
13thB1063101202
14thA6048900
15thB150681102
16thA10926800
17thB11076901
18thA10885811
19thB10615501
20thA13074400

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2003

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2003: 79.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2003

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2003: 145.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2003

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2003: 373.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2003, 4 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years