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West Suffolk road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2016, and 463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2015 (322), and casualties rose from 417.

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

Collisions in 2016
353
Up 10% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
463
Up 11% on 2015
Fatal collisions
13
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
12% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2016

3.7% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2016 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.7%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight29985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.8%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight39986%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2016 is highlighted, with 353, up 10% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 353
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (16%)
  • Tuesday44 (12%)
  • Wednesday61 (17%)
  • Thursday60 (17%)
  • Friday53 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.8%)
  • February32 (9.1%)
  • March24 (6.8%)
  • April21 (5.9%)
  • May32 (9.1%)
  • June26 (7.4%)
  • July35 (9.9%)
  • August29 (8.2%)
  • September38 (11%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November24 (6.8%)
  • December31 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (69%)
  • Wet or damp102 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph158 (45%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph128 (36%)
  • 70 mph37 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (12%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (8.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (69%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist28 (6%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2056 (12%)
  • 21 to 2549 (11%)
  • 26 to 3595 (21%)
  • 36 to 4566 (14%)
  • 46 to 5564 (14%)
  • 56 to 6542 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (6.3%)
  • Over 7525 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (71%)
  • Passenger89 (19%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car510 (78%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 141st most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2016

Haverhill Central, West Suffolk, CB9 8HF area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2016, with 17 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2016

The A14 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2016: 30, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14304502
2ndA143263523
3rdA1101223002
4thA134202711
5thB1106171911
6thA11131811
7thA1065112102
8thB111271211
9thA13025602
10thA13075600
11thA1425500
12thB10615711
13thB11035501
14thA13043410
15thB10633302
16thA10882301
17thA10922210
18thB10662201
19thB11022400
20thB11072310

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2016

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2016: 55.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2016

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2016: 77.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2016

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2016: 223.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2016, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years