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West Suffolk road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 525 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2008, and 732 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2007 (571), and casualties fell from 812.

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

Collisions in 2008
525
Down 8% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
732
Down 10% on 2007
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2008

1.1% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2008 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious8416%
  • Slight43583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious9413%
  • Slight63286%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2008 is highlighted, with 525, down 8% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (14%)
  • Wednesday90 (17%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday99 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (10%)
  • Sunday63 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.2%)
  • February52 (9.9%)
  • March48 (9.1%)
  • April39 (7.4%)
  • May50 (9.5%)
  • June40 (7.6%)
  • July36 (6.9%)
  • August49 (9.3%)
  • September37 (7%)
  • October40 (7.6%)
  • November50 (9.5%)
  • December41 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight406 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds402 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other16 (3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry319 (61%)
  • Wet or damp179 (34%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.6%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph239 (46%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph220 (42%)
  • 70 mph36 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway440 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout29 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant531 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20134 (18%)
  • 21 to 2592 (13%)
  • 26 to 35136 (19%)
  • 36 to 45128 (17%)
  • 46 to 5575 (10%)
  • 56 to 6555 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.7%)
  • Over 7525 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider531 (73%)
  • Passenger156 (21%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car750 (76%)
  • Motorcycle66 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 107th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2008

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2008, with 38 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2008

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2008: 60, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1436081112
2ndA14366509
3rdA11315713
4thA1101293803
5thA1065233414
6thA134222700
7thB1106182203
8thA142132201
9thA1302121303
10thB1103121303
11thB11128802
12thA10887703
13thA109261002
14thA130461001
15thB106361010
16thB110261001
17thB11076903
18thA6045700
19thB10614501
20thB10663601

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2008

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2008: 74.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2008

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2008: 107.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2008

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2008: 316.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2008.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years