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West Suffolk road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 506 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2004, and 722 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2003 (648), and casualties fell from 899.

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

Collisions in 2004
506
Down 22% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
722
Down 20% on 2003
Fatal collisions
16
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2004

3.2% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2004 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.2%
  • Serious7916%
  • Slight41181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.2%
  • Serious10114%
  • Slight60584%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2004 is highlighted, with 506, down 22% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (13%)
  • Tuesday74 (15%)
  • Wednesday76 (15%)
  • Thursday84 (17%)
  • Friday76 (15%)
  • Saturday75 (15%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (10%)
  • February25 (4.9%)
  • March37 (7.3%)
  • April42 (8.3%)
  • May35 (6.9%)
  • June48 (9.5%)
  • July40 (7.9%)
  • August31 (6.1%)
  • September52 (10%)
  • October42 (8.3%)
  • November50 (9.9%)
  • December52 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight355 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (58%)
  • Wet or damp184 (36%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.2%)
  • Mud4 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph203 (40%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph229 (45%)
  • 70 mph42 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway413 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout37 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant509 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian52 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant29 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20130 (18%)
  • 21 to 25114 (16%)
  • 26 to 35131 (18%)
  • 36 to 45115 (16%)
  • 46 to 5559 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.2%)
  • Over 7515 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded28 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider486 (67%)
  • Passenger184 (25%)
  • Pedestrian52 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car721 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle56 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 136th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2004

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2004, with 38 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2004

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2004: 55, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143557609
2ndA14436445
3rdA134344626
4thA11243715
5thA1101243412
6thA1065213314
7thA142162101
8thA1302151702
9thA1304141700
10thB1106121603
11thB1112112501
12thA1092101911
13thA60491401
14thB150682011
15thA108871102
16thB110371001
17thB110771001
18thB10663511
19thB11023501
20thB11113300

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2004

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2004: 82.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2004

CB8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2004: 85.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2004

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2004: 321.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2004, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years