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West Suffolk road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 357 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2013, and 508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2012 (442), and casualties fell from 660.

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

Collisions in 2013
357
Down 19% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
508
Down 23% on 2012
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
15% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2013

2.2% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2013 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious5515%
  • Slight29482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious6613%
  • Slight43385%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2013 is highlighted, with 357, down 19% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (17%)
  • Tuesday60 (17%)
  • Wednesday41 (11%)
  • Thursday59 (17%)
  • Friday49 (14%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.5%)
  • February20 (5.6%)
  • March24 (6.7%)
  • April21 (5.9%)
  • May27 (7.6%)
  • June33 (9.2%)
  • July50 (14%)
  • August36 (10%)
  • September30 (8.4%)
  • October32 (9%)
  • November20 (5.6%)
  • December30 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other17 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (67%)
  • Wet or damp95 (27%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.6%)
  • Snow9 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph166 (46%)
  • 40 mph34 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (2%)
  • 60 mph119 (33%)
  • 70 mph27 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway285 (80%)
  • Roundabout32 (9%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant368 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2089 (18%)
  • 21 to 2557 (11%)
  • 26 to 3582 (16%)
  • 36 to 4569 (14%)
  • 46 to 5576 (15%)
  • 56 to 6557 (11%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.1%)
  • Over 7515 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider355 (70%)
  • Passenger114 (22%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car521 (77%)
  • Motorcycle47 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 143rd most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2013

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2013, with 27 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2013

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2013: 36, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143364903
2ndA11356409
3rdA14193011
4thB1106193016
5thA1101172104
6thA1302172104
7thA134141812
8thA1065132103
9thB1103111202
10thA14291102
11thA10886800
12thA13046701
13thB11126700
14thB11025601
15thA10924900
16thA13074400
17thB10614802
18thB10634501
19thA10172210
20thB10852300

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2013

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2013: 61.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2013

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2013: 87.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2013

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2013: 210.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2013, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years