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West Suffolk road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 463 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2009, and 643 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2008 (525), and casualties fell from 732.

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

Collisions in 2009
463
Down 12% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
643
Down 12% on 2008
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
14% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2009

1.5% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2009 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious6414%
  • Slight39285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious7311%
  • Slight56087%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2009 is highlighted, with 463, down 12% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday77 (17%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday71 (15%)
  • Saturday76 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.1%)
  • February29 (6.3%)
  • March38 (8.2%)
  • April38 (8.2%)
  • May34 (7.3%)
  • June40 (8.6%)
  • July40 (8.6%)
  • August38 (8.2%)
  • September46 (9.9%)
  • October40 (8.6%)
  • November36 (7.8%)
  • December51 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (9.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other19 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (65%)
  • Wet or damp136 (29%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph203 (44%)
  • 40 mph37 (8%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph179 (39%)
  • 70 mph33 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway383 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant448 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20102 (16%)
  • 21 to 25106 (16%)
  • 26 to 35111 (17%)
  • 36 to 4593 (14%)
  • 46 to 5571 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5%)
  • Over 7532 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider435 (68%)
  • Passenger157 (24%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car654 (75%)
  • Motorcycle58 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 121st most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2009

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2009, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2009

The A11 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2009: 40, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11406114
2ndA143385405
3rdA134324617
4thA14294115
5thA1101254514
6thA1065244304
7thA1302202902
8thB1106121914
9thA109291202
10thB11038802
11thA13047711
12thA1426901
13thA6046601
14thB11116602
15thB11126700
16thA10174801
17thA10884600
18thB10634501
19thB15064400
20thB11023300

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2009

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2009: 63.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2009

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2009: 96.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2009

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2009: 269.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years