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West Suffolk road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 200 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2020, and 254 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 30% on 2019 (284), and casualties fell from 418.

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

Collisions in 2020
200
Down 30% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
254
Down 39% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2020

2% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2020 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious4623%
  • Slight15075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious4919%
  • Slight20179%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2020 is highlighted, with 200, down 30% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 200
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (12%)
  • Tuesday27 (14%)
  • Wednesday27 (14%)
  • Thursday38 (19%)
  • Friday39 (20%)
  • Saturday16 (8%)
  • Sunday29 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (3.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (12%)
  • February24 (12%)
  • March7 (3.5%)
  • April6 (3%)
  • May13 (6.5%)
  • June16 (8%)
  • July16 (8%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September19 (9.5%)
  • October21 (11%)
  • November13 (6.5%)
  • December21 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight153 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (11%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (72%)
  • Wet or damp52 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph113 (56%)
  • 40 mph10 (5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph59 (30%)
  • 70 mph16 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant169 (67%)
  • Cyclist29 (11%)
  • Pedestrian22 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2%)
  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 155 (2%)
  • 16 to 2018 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 2524 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3551 (20%)
  • 36 to 4533 (13%)
  • 46 to 5544 (17%)
  • 56 to 6531 (12%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.9%)
  • Over 7513 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (75%)
  • Passenger41 (16%)
  • Pedestrian22 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car272 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 163rd most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
166th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2020

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2020, with 14 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2020

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2020: 28, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143284218
2ndA14142112
3rdA1101131502
4thB106391005
5thA1347802
6thA10656900
7thA1426801
8thA13045501
9thB11065603
10thA114502
11thA10923410
12thA10882200
13thA13022601
14thB11022200
15thB11032201
16thA10171101
17thB10611101
18thB10661100
19thB10851100
20thB11071101

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2020

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2020: 42.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2020

CB8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2020: 40.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2020

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2020: 130.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2020, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years