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West Suffolk road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 322 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2015, and 417 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2014 (394), and casualties fell from 542.

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

Collisions in 2015
322
Down 18% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
417
Down 23% on 2014
Fatal collisions
10
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
15% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2015

3.1% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.1%
  • Serious4715%
  • Slight26582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133.1%
  • Serious5613%
  • Slight34883%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2015 is highlighted, with 322, down 18% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 322
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday56 (17%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday43 (13%)
  • Saturday44 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.8%)
  • February26 (8.1%)
  • March32 (9.9%)
  • April16 (5%)
  • May28 (8.7%)
  • June31 (9.6%)
  • July32 (9.9%)
  • August24 (7.5%)
  • September31 (9.6%)
  • October28 (8.7%)
  • November29 (9%)
  • December23 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (68%)
  • Wet or damp98 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph158 (49%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph102 (32%)
  • 70 mph34 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (11%)
  • Roundabout28 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant261 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (12%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2043 (10%)
  • 21 to 2561 (15%)
  • 26 to 3582 (20%)
  • 36 to 4552 (12%)
  • 46 to 5570 (17%)
  • 56 to 6543 (10%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6%)
  • Over 7518 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (75%)
  • Passenger69 (17%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (72%)
  • Motorcycle52 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 159th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2015

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 3XP area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2015, with 19 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2015

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2015: 31, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143313926
2ndA1101243634
3rdA134192616
4thA14192512
5thA11182702
6thA1302141801
7thA1304121401
8thB1106111301
9thA1065101100
10thB110391201
11thB111271100
12thB11026911
13thA1425601
14thB10635501
15thB15065503
16thA13074500
17thA10173300
18thA10883310
19thB10663600
20thB11113400

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2015

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2015: 55.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2015

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2015: 73.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2015

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2015: 196.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years