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West Suffolk road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 316 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2017, and 443 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2016 (353), and casualties fell from 463.

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

Collisions in 2017
316
Down 10% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
443
Down 4% on 2016
Fatal collisions
13
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2017

4.1% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.1%
  • Serious5116%
  • Slight25280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.2%
  • Serious5713%
  • Slight37284%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2017 is highlighted, with 316, down 10% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 316
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (12%)
  • Tuesday50 (16%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (18%)
  • Friday53 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.5%)
  • February28 (8.9%)
  • March26 (8.2%)
  • April23 (7.3%)
  • May19 (6%)
  • June27 (8.5%)
  • July28 (8.9%)
  • August14 (4.4%)
  • September24 (7.6%)
  • October27 (8.5%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December34 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (68%)
  • Wet or damp85 (27%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph142 (45%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph109 (34%)
  • 70 mph39 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (15%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (69%)
  • Cyclist40 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2053 (12%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3589 (20%)
  • 36 to 4559 (13%)
  • 46 to 5572 (16%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6.1%)
  • Over 7515 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (69%)
  • Passenger104 (23%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car452 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle35 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 142nd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2017

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 3XP area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2017, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2017

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2017: 29, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143294016
2ndA14243224
3rdA1065192801
4thA11193713
5thB1106152411
6thA1101131602
7thA1302101603
8thA134101411
9thA108871312
10thB111271100
11thA13046611
12thB10615702
13thA13074801
14thA1424510
15thB15064601
16thB10633400
17thA10922300
18thB10852200
19thB11022200
20thB11032201

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2017

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2017: 47.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2017

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2017: 74.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2017

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2017: 191.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2017, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years