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West Suffolk road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2023, and 298 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2022 (224), and casualties fell from 336.

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

Collisions in 2023
211
Down 6% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
298
Down 11% on 2022
Fatal collisions
7
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
26% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2023

3.3% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2023 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.3%
  • Serious5426%
  • Slight15071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103.4%
  • Serious6622%
  • Slight22274%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2023 is highlighted, with 211, down 6% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 211
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday34 (16%)
  • Thursday34 (16%)
  • Friday37 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (10%)
  • February8 (3.8%)
  • March17 (8.1%)
  • April11 (5.2%)
  • May22 (10%)
  • June20 (9.5%)
  • July15 (7.1%)
  • August19 (9%)
  • September20 (9.5%)
  • October13 (6.2%)
  • November22 (10%)
  • December23 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (65%)
  • Wet or damp57 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph113 (54%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph59 (28%)
  • 70 mph20 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (14%)
  • Roundabout13 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (68%)
  • Pedestrian27 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist25 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2028 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2527 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3553 (18%)
  • 36 to 4541 (14%)
  • 46 to 5534 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (13%)
  • 66 to 7522 (7.4%)
  • Over 7520 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (68%)
  • Passenger67 (22%)
  • Pedestrian27 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car306 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 2023.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
160th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2023

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2023, with 9 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2023

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2023: 18, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143182614
2ndA11122101
3rdA14111522
4thB1106111422
5thA1065101403
6thA1302101201
7thB150661312
8thA11015501
9thA1425600
10thB11025701
11thA10924501
12thA1344701
13thA10883911
14thA13043301
15thA13073300
16thB10633502
17thB11033802
18thB11123501
19thB10852202
20thB10571200

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2023

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2023: 31.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2023

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2023: 47.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2023

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2023: 119.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2023, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years