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West Suffolk road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2012, and 660 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2011 (452), and casualties rose from 597.

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

Collisions in 2012
442
Down 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
660
Up 11% on 2011
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2012

1.1% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2012 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious8619%
  • Slight35179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious10416%
  • Slight55183%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2012 is highlighted, with 442, down 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.5%)
  • February34 (7.7%)
  • March24 (5.4%)
  • April37 (8.4%)
  • May41 (9.3%)
  • June39 (8.8%)
  • July40 (9%)
  • August36 (8.1%)
  • September36 (8.1%)
  • October41 (9.3%)
  • November43 (9.7%)
  • December38 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (61%)
  • Wet or damp152 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph208 (47%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph171 (39%)
  • 70 mph32 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (7%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant461 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (8%)
  • Cyclist45 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20102 (15%)
  • 21 to 2592 (14%)
  • 26 to 35129 (20%)
  • 36 to 45104 (16%)
  • 46 to 5575 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.1%)
  • Over 7521 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider430 (65%)
  • Passenger189 (29%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car659 (76%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 102nd most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2012

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2012, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2012

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2012: 51, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1435183110
2ndA11328918
3rdA14253804
4thA134213001
5thA1101193207
6thA1302182404
7thB1103163004
8thB1106161801
9thA1065152602
10thB1112141601
11thA13048801
12thA14261202
13thA13075701
14thB10615701
15thB10635701
16thA10884801
17thB11024700
18thB15064501
19thA10923500
20thB11073500

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2012

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2012: 74.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2012

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2012: 76.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2012

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2012: 273.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years