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West Suffolk road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2018, and 459 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2017 (316), and casualties rose from 443.

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

Collisions in 2018
339
Up 7% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
459
Up 4% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2018

1.5% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious5717%
  • Slight27782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious6214%
  • Slight39185%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2018 is highlighted, with 339, up 7% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 339
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (17%)
  • Wednesday55 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday54 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (4.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.8%)
  • February28 (8.3%)
  • March22 (6.5%)
  • April22 (6.5%)
  • May23 (6.8%)
  • June27 (8%)
  • July39 (12%)
  • August31 (9.1%)
  • September26 (7.7%)
  • October28 (8.3%)
  • November28 (8.3%)
  • December35 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (9.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (71%)
  • Wet or damp87 (26%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.4%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph164 (48%)
  • 40 mph27 (8%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph98 (29%)
  • 70 mph36 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (14%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant323 (70%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2052 (11%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3583 (18%)
  • 36 to 4554 (12%)
  • 46 to 5564 (14%)
  • 56 to 6545 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (7%)
  • Over 7532 (7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (71%)
  • Passenger88 (19%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car514 (80%)
  • Motorcycle34 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 122nd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2018

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2018, with 22 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2018

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2018: 37, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143375404
2ndA14233513
3rdA11182414
4thA134151902
5thB1106101501
6thA106591101
7thA110191202
8thA130291202
9thB111281111
10thA109271002
11thA1427700
12thA108861100
13thB11035911
14thA13044501
15thA13074501
16thB10634501
17thB11024411
18thB10613500
19thB10652601
20thB10852300

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2018

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2018: 61.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2018

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2018: 69.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2018

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2018: 213.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2018, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years