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West Suffolk road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 571 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2007, and 812 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2006 (565), and casualties rose from 808.

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

Collisions in 2007
571
Up 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
812
Level with 2006
Fatal collisions
15
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
10% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2007

2.6% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2007 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.6%
  • Serious5910%
  • Slight49787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162%
  • Serious658%
  • Slight73190%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2007 is highlighted, with 571, up 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (15%)
  • Tuesday89 (16%)
  • Wednesday87 (15%)
  • Thursday78 (14%)
  • Friday94 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (12%)
  • Sunday67 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (9.1%)
  • February45 (7.9%)
  • March57 (10%)
  • April31 (5.4%)
  • May44 (7.7%)
  • June45 (7.9%)
  • July47 (8.2%)
  • August55 (9.6%)
  • September45 (7.9%)
  • October49 (8.6%)
  • November50 (8.8%)
  • December51 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight421 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds443 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry365 (64%)
  • Wet or damp185 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph244 (43%)
  • 40 mph41 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph228 (40%)
  • 70 mph48 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway472 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (10%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant604 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian52 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist31 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20146 (18%)
  • 21 to 25109 (13%)
  • 26 to 35155 (19%)
  • 36 to 45137 (17%)
  • 46 to 5586 (11%)
  • 56 to 6573 (9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.3%)
  • Over 7528 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider577 (71%)
  • Passenger183 (23%)
  • Pedestrian52 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car850 (80%)
  • Motorcycle74 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 105th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2007

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2007, with 30 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2007

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2007: 62, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143629826
2ndA11437102
3rdA14405415
4thA134396503
5thA1101344123
6thA1302202700
7thA1065193122
8thB1106192823
9thB1103131502
10thA1088121602
11thA1304121401
12thA142111911
13thB1112101500
14thA109291200
15thB10617702
16thB11116702
17thB11025902
18thB11075602
19thA13072301
20thA6042300

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2007

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2007: 82.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2007

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2007: 110.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2007

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2007: 368.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2007, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years