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West Suffolk road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 464 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2010, and 644 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2009 (463), and casualties rose from 643.

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

Collisions in 2010
464
Level with 2009
Casualties in 2010
644
Level with 2009
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2010

0.9% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2010 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious8819%
  • Slight37280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious9214%
  • Slight54885%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2010 is highlighted, with 464, level with 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (16%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday74 (16%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.6%)
  • February43 (9.3%)
  • March37 (8%)
  • April34 (7.3%)
  • May42 (9.1%)
  • June25 (5.4%)
  • July41 (8.8%)
  • August51 (11%)
  • September45 (9.7%)
  • October41 (8.8%)
  • November33 (7.1%)
  • December32 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (58%)
  • Wet or damp144 (31%)
  • Frost or ice41 (8.8%)
  • Snow9 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph204 (44%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph191 (41%)
  • 70 mph33 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway372 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2086 (13%)
  • 21 to 25103 (16%)
  • 26 to 35114 (18%)
  • 36 to 45126 (20%)
  • 46 to 5588 (14%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider442 (69%)
  • Passenger160 (25%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car621 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 109th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2010

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2010, with 29 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2010

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2010: 45, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1434569213
2ndA11356308
3rdA134344716
4thA14324615
5thA1101212802
6thA1065183606
7thB1106152404
8thA1302111101
9thA1428901
10thB110381101
11thA10887801
12thB11127801
13thA101761104
14thA109261002
15thA13045501
16thA6045801
17thB10615501
18thB10663300
19thB11113401
20thA13072200

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2010

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2010: 75.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2010

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2010: 91.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2010

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2010: 300.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years