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West Suffolk road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 565 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2006, and 808 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2005 (555), and casualties rose from 781.

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

Collisions in 2006
565
Up 2% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
808
Up 3% on 2005
Fatal collisions
10
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2006

1.8% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2006 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious9316%
  • Slight46282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious10413%
  • Slight69286%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2006 is highlighted, with 565, up 2% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (17%)
  • Tuesday80 (14%)
  • Wednesday84 (15%)
  • Thursday88 (16%)
  • Friday94 (17%)
  • Saturday76 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8%)
  • February41 (7.3%)
  • March39 (6.9%)
  • April43 (7.6%)
  • May49 (8.7%)
  • June51 (9%)
  • July37 (6.5%)
  • August59 (10%)
  • September66 (12%)
  • October46 (8.1%)
  • November46 (8.1%)
  • December43 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight399 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry360 (64%)
  • Wet or damp191 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph257 (45%)
  • 40 mph34 (6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph218 (39%)
  • 70 mph44 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway467 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout28 (5%)
  • 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 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant593 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist36 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20140 (17%)
  • 21 to 25104 (13%)
  • 26 to 35172 (21%)
  • 36 to 45124 (15%)
  • 46 to 5585 (11%)
  • 56 to 6562 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.1%)
  • Over 7520 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider573 (71%)
  • Passenger186 (23%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car832 (77%)
  • Motorcycle63 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 112th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2006

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2006, with 40 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2006

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2006: 61, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1436192112
2ndA14406539
3rdA134324214
4thA1101314709
5thA11295212
6thB1106223613
7thA1065202904
8thA1302202901
9thA142141704
10thB1063121503
11thA1304111511
12thB1112111612
13thB110791501
14thB11027901
15thB11037800
16thB111171101
17thA10885600
18thA10925911
19thA13075800
20thA10174402

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2006

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2006: 92.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2006

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2006: 102.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2006

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2006: 335.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2006, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years