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West Suffolk road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2021, and 371 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 31% on 2020 (200), and casualties rose from 254.

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

Collisions in 2021
262
Up 31% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
371
Up 46% on 2020
Fatal collisions
8
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
29% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2021

3.1% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2021 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.1%
  • Serious7529%
  • Slight17968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious9325%
  • Slight27073%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2021 is highlighted, with 262, up 31% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 262
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (11%)
  • Tuesday49 (19%)
  • Wednesday33 (13%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday51 (19%)
  • Saturday39 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (4.6%)
  • February21 (8%)
  • March16 (6.1%)
  • April13 (5%)
  • May28 (11%)
  • June27 (10%)
  • July34 (13%)
  • August21 (8%)
  • September28 (11%)
  • October28 (11%)
  • November20 (7.6%)
  • December14 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (9.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (14%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (68%)
  • Wet or damp76 (29%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph128 (49%)
  • 40 mph20 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph77 (29%)
  • 70 mph21 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (11%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (67%)
  • Cyclist32 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2052 (14%)
  • 21 to 2553 (14%)
  • 26 to 3566 (18%)
  • 36 to 4549 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6536 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.7%)
  • Over 7516 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (70%)
  • Passenger80 (22%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car354 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 122nd most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2021

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2021, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2021

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2021: 23, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143232929
2ndA14202424
3rdA1101133216
4thA1065111801
5thA1304101403
6thA1191503
7thA13029912
8thA13491703
9thB111291302
10thB110671203
11thA10885802
12thB15065702
13thB11024801
14thA1423401
15thB11033301
16thA13072301
17thB10612201
18thB11072201
19thA10171110
20thA10921200

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2021

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2021: 45.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2021

CB8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2021: 55.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2021

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2021: 148.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2021, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2021.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years