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West Suffolk road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 288 road traffic collisions in West Suffolk in 2025, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2024 (264), and casualties rose from 357.

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

Collisions in 2025
288
Up 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
373
Up 4% on 2024
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
27% of collisions

Crash severity in West Suffolk in 2025

2.1% of collisions in West Suffolk in 2025 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.5% and 23% in West Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious7927%
  • Slight20370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious8824%
  • Slight27975%

West Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 780 in 1988. 2025 is highlighted, with 288, up 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 288
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (17%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday51 (18%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.7%)
  • February14 (4.9%)
  • March27 (9.4%)
  • April22 (7.6%)
  • May24 (8.3%)
  • June17 (5.9%)
  • July18 (6.3%)
  • August32 (11%)
  • September36 (13%)
  • October26 (9%)
  • November25 (8.7%)
  • December22 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (70%)
  • Wet or damp75 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph141 (49%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph88 (31%)
  • 70 mph28 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (15%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Suffolk in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (11%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2047 (13%)
  • 21 to 2538 (10%)
  • 26 to 3563 (17%)
  • 36 to 4552 (14%)
  • 46 to 5544 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (10%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.6%)
  • Over 7533 (8.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (71%)
  • Passenger73 (20%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car377 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Suffolk in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Suffolk ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Suffolk had the 117th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Suffolk in 2025

Abbeygate, West Suffolk, IP33 1JE area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Suffolk in 2025, with 21 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Suffolk with the most crashes in 2025

The A143 had the most collisions in West Suffolk in 2025: 28, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Suffolk, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143284117
2ndA1065172707
3rdA14162113
4thA1101151905
5thA1302131305
6thA11111901
7thA134101303
8thB110691021
9thB110381401
10thB15065703
11thB10614501
12thB10634400
13thA10923401
14thA13043301
15thA13073300
16thA1423301
17thB11073500
18thB11123501
19thB10572200
20thB11022200

Towns in West Suffolk: crashes in 2025

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in West Suffolk in 2025: 47.

Postcode districts in West Suffolk: crashes in 2025

IP28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Suffolk in 2025: 60.

Former districts in West Suffolk in 2025

West Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, St Edmundsbury had the most collisions in 2025: 168.

Latest crashes in West Suffolk in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in West Suffolk in 2025, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

West Suffolk road accidents in other years