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West Suffolk road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2014, and 542 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2013 (357), and casualties rose from 508.

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

Collisions in 2014
394
Up 10% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
542
Up 7% on 2013
Fatal collisions
12
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
12% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2014

3% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2014 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight33385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious5610%
  • Slight47387%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2014 is highlighted, with 394, up 10% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 394
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (17%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (12%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday61 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (11%)
  • Sunday52 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.4%)
  • February23 (5.8%)
  • March28 (7.1%)
  • April23 (5.8%)
  • May39 (9.9%)
  • June48 (12%)
  • July27 (6.9%)
  • August36 (9.1%)
  • September29 (7.4%)
  • October39 (9.9%)
  • November31 (7.9%)
  • December38 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (64%)
  • Wet or damp129 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2%)
  • 30 mph177 (45%)
  • 40 mph42 (11%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph137 (35%)
  • 70 mph25 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant360 (66%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist44 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2066 (12%)
  • 21 to 2575 (14%)
  • 26 to 35100 (18%)
  • 36 to 4581 (15%)
  • 46 to 5573 (13%)
  • 56 to 6554 (10%)
  • 66 to 7538 (7%)
  • Over 7523 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (71%)
  • Passenger108 (20%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car519 (72%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 131st most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2014

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2014, with 23 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2014

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2014: 42, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143425613
2ndA11306225
3rdA14223301
4thA134203213
5thA1065152002
6thA1101151704
7thB1106152801
8thA142131802
9thB1112101200
10thB11039910
11thA130481300
12thA130271002
13thB10665501
14thB11075802
15thB15064500
16thB10613300
17thB10633310
18thB11023300
19thB11113420
20thA10922300

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2014

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2014: 65.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2014

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2014: 93.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2014

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2014: 233.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2014, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years