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West Suffolk road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2022, and 336 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2021 (262), and casualties fell from 371.

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

Collisions in 2022
224
Down 15% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
336
Down 9% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
25% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2022

2.2% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2022 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious5625%
  • Slight16373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious6820%
  • Slight26278%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2022 is highlighted, with 224, down 15% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 224
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (10%)
  • Tuesday35 (16%)
  • Wednesday26 (12%)
  • Thursday45 (20%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (16%)
  • Sunday21 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.4%)
  • February21 (9.4%)
  • March14 (6.3%)
  • April15 (6.7%)
  • May13 (5.8%)
  • June29 (13%)
  • July15 (6.7%)
  • August21 (9.4%)
  • September21 (9.4%)
  • October28 (13%)
  • November16 (7.1%)
  • December10 (4.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds192 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (73%)
  • Wet or damp54 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph108 (48%)
  • 40 mph17 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph65 (29%)
  • 70 mph23 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway174 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (13%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant227 (68%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.2%)
  • 16 to 2038 (11%)
  • 21 to 2542 (13%)
  • 26 to 3558 (17%)
  • 36 to 4540 (12%)
  • 46 to 5536 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (12%)
  • 66 to 7525 (7.4%)
  • Over 7525 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (66%)
  • Passenger84 (25%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car319 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 168th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2022

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area and Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area were among the busiest accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2022, with 11 collisions each.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2022

The A14 and A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2022, with 17 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14172614
2ndA143172507
3rdB1106152212
4thA11143324
5thA1101121702
6thA106591304
7thA10925602
8thA1425801
9thA13024401
10thA13441111
11thB11114502
12thB11124801
13thA10883301
14thA13043501
15thA13073401
16thB11033301
17thB11073401
18thB10612500
19thB10632200
20thB15062502

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2022

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2022: 36.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2022

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2022: 48.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2022

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2022: 131.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2022, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years