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West Suffolk road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 264 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2024, and 357 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 2023 (211), and casualties rose from 298.

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

Collisions in 2024
264
Up 25% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
357
Up 20% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
31% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2024

1.9% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2024 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious8231%
  • Slight17767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious9226%
  • Slight26073%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2024 is highlighted, with 264, up 25% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 264
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (19%)
  • Tuesday27 (10%)
  • Wednesday45 (17%)
  • Thursday42 (16%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday24 (9.1%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.4%)
  • February22 (8.3%)
  • March18 (6.8%)
  • April19 (7.2%)
  • May25 (9.5%)
  • June21 (8%)
  • July25 (9.5%)
  • August25 (9.5%)
  • September18 (6.8%)
  • October28 (11%)
  • November25 (9.5%)
  • December21 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight194 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds206 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (64%)
  • Wet or damp84 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph125 (47%)
  • 40 mph22 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph75 (28%)
  • 70 mph32 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (13%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant237 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (13%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 157 (2%)
  • 16 to 2055 (15%)
  • 21 to 2539 (11%)
  • 26 to 3569 (19%)
  • 36 to 4535 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5544 (12%)
  • 56 to 6541 (11%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.8%)
  • Over 7534 (9.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (69%)
  • Passenger77 (22%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car354 (74%)
  • Motorcycle46 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 137th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2024

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2024, with 12 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2024

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2024: 36, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1433650116
2ndA11213229
3rdA14203118
4thB1106121702
5thA1101111805
6thA13491002
7thB11127900
8thA10656904
9thA13076803
10thA10925500
11thA13045701
12thA1424501
13thB11034402
14thB11074501
15thB15064601
16thA13023300
17thB10633401
18thB11023401
19thA10172201
20thA10882401

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2024

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2024: 30.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2024

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2024: 55.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2024

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2024: 159.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2024, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years