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West Suffolk road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2019, and 418 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2018 (339), and casualties fell from 459.

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

Collisions in 2019
284
Down 16% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
418
Down 9% on 2018
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
27% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2019

2.1% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2019 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious7727%
  • Slight20171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious9122%
  • Slight32077%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2019 is highlighted, with 284, down 16% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 284
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (17%)
  • Tuesday45 (16%)
  • Wednesday42 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday41 (14%)
  • Saturday33 (12%)
  • Sunday33 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (11%)
  • February13 (4.6%)
  • March16 (5.6%)
  • April16 (5.6%)
  • May22 (7.7%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July32 (11%)
  • August27 (9.5%)
  • September21 (7.4%)
  • October30 (11%)
  • November27 (9.5%)
  • December21 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight191 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (70%)
  • Wet or damp81 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph140 (49%)
  • 40 mph20 (7%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph86 (30%)
  • 70 mph30 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (14%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (73%)
  • Pedestrian33 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2052 (12%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3576 (18%)
  • 36 to 4566 (16%)
  • 46 to 5563 (15%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.7%)
  • Over 7517 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider297 (71%)
  • Passenger88 (21%)
  • Pedestrian33 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car438 (79%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 147th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2019

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2019, with 22 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2019

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2019: 26, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143264225
2ndA14213326
3rdA11183305
4thA134121802
5thA1065111602
6thA1304101405
7thA110191102
8thA108881301
9thA130281212
10thB110381103
11thA13076601
12thB110661100
13thB111261003
14thA14251304
15thB11024400
16thA10923301
17thB10633701
18thB10663500
19thB11073400
20thB10612311

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2019

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2019: 51.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2019

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2019: 58.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2019

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2019: 168.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2019.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years