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West Suffolk road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2011, and 597 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2010 (464), and casualties fell from 644.

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

Collisions in 2011
452
Down 3% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
597
Down 7% on 2010
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2011

2% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2011 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious8118%
  • Slight36280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious9115%
  • Slight49783%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2011 is highlighted, with 452, down 3% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 452
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (11%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday86 (19%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.3%)
  • February37 (8.2%)
  • March34 (7.5%)
  • April34 (7.5%)
  • May35 (7.7%)
  • June38 (8.4%)
  • July41 (9.1%)
  • August37 (8.2%)
  • September40 (8.8%)
  • October44 (9.7%)
  • November39 (8.6%)
  • December40 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight340 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry307 (68%)
  • Wet or damp130 (29%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph207 (46%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph177 (39%)
  • 70 mph33 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant378 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (13%)
  • Cyclist55 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4%)
  • 16 to 20109 (18%)
  • 21 to 2588 (15%)
  • 26 to 35103 (17%)
  • 36 to 4580 (13%)
  • 46 to 5584 (14%)
  • 56 to 6548 (8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4%)
  • Over 7519 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider445 (75%)
  • Passenger107 (18%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car584 (71%)
  • Motorcycle79 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 104th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2011

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2011, with 32 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2011

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2011: 49, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143497209
2ndA11304918
3rdA1101263325
4thA14253607
5thA134203333
6thB1106162001
7thA1302152007
8thA1065121302
9thB1112121500
10thB1103101301
11thA14281301
12thA13047701
13thB10636804
14thB15065600
15thA10884501
16thB10614412
17thA10923401
18thA13073300
19thB10663400
20thB11073401

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2011

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2011: 75.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2011

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2011: 85.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2011

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2011: 269.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2011, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2011.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years