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West Suffolk road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 555 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2005, and 781 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2004 (506), and casualties rose from 722.

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

Collisions in 2005
555
Up 10% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
781
Up 8% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
14% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2005

1.3% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2005 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious7914%
  • Slight46985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious9312%
  • Slight68187%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2005 is highlighted, with 555, up 10% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (14%)
  • Wednesday78 (14%)
  • Thursday91 (16%)
  • Friday109 (20%)
  • Saturday64 (12%)
  • Sunday63 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7%)
  • February36 (6.5%)
  • March43 (7.7%)
  • April44 (7.9%)
  • May52 (9.4%)
  • June41 (7.4%)
  • July59 (11%)
  • August55 (9.9%)
  • September46 (8.3%)
  • October34 (6.1%)
  • November54 (9.7%)
  • December52 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight412 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds441 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry357 (64%)
  • Wet or damp171 (31%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph241 (43%)
  • 40 mph34 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph235 (42%)
  • 70 mph40 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway460 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout35 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant567 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian52 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist32 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20140 (18%)
  • 21 to 25100 (13%)
  • 26 to 35146 (19%)
  • 36 to 45118 (15%)
  • 46 to 5599 (13%)
  • 56 to 6567 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.2%)
  • Over 7522 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider553 (71%)
  • Passenger176 (23%)
  • Pedestrian52 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car802 (76%)
  • Motorcycle64 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 118th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2005

Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2005, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2005

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2005: 66, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143669405
2ndA144264010
3rdA11375806
4thA134284133
5thB1106253003
6thA1101243805
7thA1065192704
8thA1302142403
9thA142142001
10thA1304111800
11thB1112111701
12thB1103101201
13thA108881200
14thA6048800
15thA10927710
16thA130771102
17thB11076801
18thB10634400
19thB11024400
20thB11114601

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2005

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2005: 67.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2005

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2005: 102.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2005

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2005: 345.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years