Lakenheath, West Suffolk, IP24 3TW area: accident hotspot

Name: Road accidents at the Lakenheath, West Suffolk, IP24 3TW area accident hotspot, 2001 to 2025
Creator: Department for Transport
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Police recorded 101 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Lakenheath ward, West Suffolk, from 2001 to 2025, with 193 casualties. Of those collisions, 7 were serious and none fatal.

No collisions were recorded here in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025: 101; 7,888th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties: 193; 1.91 per collision
Fatal collisions: 0; No one killed
Collisions in 2025: 0; 2 in 2024

Crash severity at the IP24 3TW hotspot

7 of the 101 collisions here (6.9%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

Fatal00%
Serious76.9%
Slight9493%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed: 0
Seriously injured: 12
Slightly injured: 181
All casualties: 193

Accidents by year at the IP24 3TW hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 10 in 2007, against an average of 4.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the IP24 3TW hotspot, 2001 to 2025

Collisions
Collisions in 2025
Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table

Year	Collisions	Casualties
2025	0	0
2024	2	4
2023	3	3
2022	2	3
2021	1	2
2020	0	0
2019	2	6
2018	3	4
2017	4	4
2016	3	3
2015	0	0
2014	1	5
2013	7	21
2012	6	17
2011	4	5
2010	2	3
2009	8	12
2008	9	19
2007	10	20
2006	7	13
2005	5	9
2004	6	11
2003	4	8
2002	5	7
2001	7	14

Map of crashes at the IP24 3TW hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near IP24 3TW.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Lakenheath, West Suffolk, IP24 3TW area accident hotspot

48 crashes
Serious
Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the IP24 3TW hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward: Lakenheath
Council area: West Suffolk
Nearest postcode to the centre: IP24 3TW
Postcode district: IP24
Centre (latitude, longitude): 52.38322, 0.6643
Radius: 700 metres
Years covered: 2001 to 2025
Years with a collision: 22 of 25
Latest collision: 18 October 2024
Rank by collisions: 7,888th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the IP24 3TW hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the A11, with 79 of 101, followed by the B1106 with 21.

Collisions at the IP24 3TW hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
Rank	Road	Collisions	Casualties	Fatal	Serious
1st	A11	79	158	0	5
2nd	B1106	21	34	0	2

Accident hotspots near IP24 3TW

1 other hotspot lies within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Thetford Burrell, Breckland, IP24 3QL area, 4.7 km away, with 130 collisions.

Thetford Burrell, Breckland, IP24 3QL area4.7 km away, 171 casualties130 collisions

All 101 crashes at the IP24 3TW hotspot

Newest first, from 9 March 2001 to 18 October 2024, 48 to a page.

Severity

Year

Slight18 Oct 2024, 05:59
Ford Fiesta crash on the B1106 in West Suffolk, 18 Oct 2024, 05:59
- Ford Fiesta and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024371512932
Slight16 Aug 2024, 16:00
Volkswagen Beetle crash on the B1106 in West Suffolk, 16 Aug 2024, 16:00
- Volkswagen Beetle and Jaguar S Type
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024371480570
Slight30 Sep 2023, 16:00
BMW 1 Series crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 30 Sep 2023, 16:00
- BMW 1 Series and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023371358069
Slight30 Sep 2023, 15:58
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 30 Sep 2023, 15:58
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023371358035
Serious30 Mar 2023, 07:14
Toyota Hiace crash on the B1106 in West Suffolk, 30 Mar 2023, 07:14
- Toyota Hiace, Citroen C1, Nissan Qashqai, Volkswagen Golf and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023371293216
Slight19 Aug 2022, 11:57
Land Rover Defender crash on the B1106 in West Suffolk, 19 Aug 2022, 11:57
- Land Rover Defender and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022371216155
Slight8 Jan 2022, 13:05
Audi Q5 crash on the B1106 in West Suffolk, 8 Jan 2022, 13:05
- Audi Q5 and Kia Sorento
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022371130630
Slight4 Jul 2021, 15:05
Ford Mondeo crash on the B1106 in West Suffolk, 4 Jul 2021, 15:05
- Ford Mondeo and Toyota Hilux
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021371080178
Slight5 Sep 2019, 08:10
Ford Focus crash on the B1106 in West Suffolk, 5 Sep 2019, 08:10
- Ford Focus, BMW X3 and Vauxhall Astra
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019370903063
Slight30 Aug 2019, 10:49
Mini Cooper crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 30 Aug 2019, 10:49
- Mini Cooper, Volkswagen Golf and a car
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2019370889561
Serious8 Oct 2018, 10:20
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 8 Oct 2018, 10:20
- Vauxhall Zafira and Audi A1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018370339571
Slight29 Sep 2018, 20:10
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 29 Sep 2018, 20:10
- Vauxhall Astra and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018370337496
Slight11 Sep 2018, 15:30
Peugeot 208 crash on the B1106 in West Suffolk, 11 Sep 2018, 15:30
- Peugeot 208, BMW and Vauxhall Zafira
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018370327992
Slight29 Dec 2017, 15:25
Ford Fiesta crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 29 Dec 2017, 15:25
- Ford Fiesta and Skoda Yeti
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017370260388
Slight10 Dec 2017, 09:50
Fiat 500 crash on the B1106 in West Suffolk, 10 Dec 2017, 09:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017370252494
Slight19 Feb 2017, 09:48
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in West Suffolk, 19 Feb 2017, 09:48
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017370163072
Slight14 Jan 2017, 10:36
Car crash on the B1106 in West Suffolk, 14 Jan 2017, 10:36
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017370150584
Slight22 Oct 2016, 18:30
Porsche 911 crash on the B1106 in West Suffolk, 22 Oct 2016, 18:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016370128706
Slight5 Oct 2016, 18:17
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B1106 in West Suffolk, 5 Oct 2016, 18:17
- Vauxhall Astra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016370120140
Slight15 Apr 2016, 18:00
Suzuki Vitara crash on the B1106 in West Suffolk, 15 Apr 2016, 18:00
- Suzuki Vitara and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016370062023
Slight14 Mar 2014, 12:08
DAF Trucks crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 14 Mar 2014, 12:08
- DAF Trucks, Volkswagen Passat, Ford Mondeo, Peugeot 207 and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 201437EA78979
Slight26 Sep 2013, 06:30
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 26 Sep 2013, 06:30
- Mercedes Sprinter and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201337EA74504
Slight24 Jul 2013, 16:30
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 24 Jul 2013, 16:30
- Vauxhall Insignia, Mercedes C Class and Porsche 911
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201337EA73043
Slight3 Jun 2013, 11:10
BMW R 1200 crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 3 Jun 2013, 11:10
- BMW R 1200, Ford Focus (2) and Mercedes C Class
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201337EA71835
Slight26 May 2013, 15:08
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 26 May 2013, 15:08
- Vauxhall Astra, Renault Clio, Volkswagen Polo, Toyota Avensis and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 7 casualties
Ref 201337EA71710
Slight26 May 2013, 13:45
Renault Laguna crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 26 May 2013, 13:45
- Renault Laguna and BMW 5 Series
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201337EA71709
Slight20 May 2013, 14:14
Nissan Almera crash on the B1106 in West Suffolk, 20 May 2013, 14:14
- Nissan Almera, Ford Puma and Skoda Fabia
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201337EA71590
Serious5 Jan 2013, 14:25
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 5 Jan 2013, 14:25
- Volkswagen Golf and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 201337EA68546
Slight25 Dec 2012, 19:05
Vauxhall Meriva crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 25 Dec 2012, 19:05
- Vauxhall Meriva and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012370541212
Slight30 Nov 2012, 10:13
MAN crash on the B1106 in West Suffolk, 30 Nov 2012, 10:13
- MAN and Vauxhall Insignia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012370500212
Slight6 Oct 2012, 12:05
Renault Megane crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 6 Oct 2012, 12:05
- Renault Megane, Audi A4, Vauxhall Astra and a car
- 4 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2012370408612
Slight29 Sep 2012, 12:00
Renault Clio crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 29 Sep 2012, 12:00
- Renault Clio, Lexus IS200, Ford Fiesta, Ford Focus and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2012370399612
Slight14 Jul 2012, 16:55
Citroen Xsara crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 14 Jul 2012, 16:55
- Citroen Xsara and a minibus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012370276312
Slight17 Mar 2012, 11:30
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 17 Mar 2012, 11:30
- Vauxhall Corsa, Mercedes CLK Class, Citroen Saxo, Seat Ibiza and 3 more vehicles
- 7 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 2012370104912
Slight18 Jul 2011, 12:14
Volvo crash on the B1106 in West Suffolk, 18 Jul 2011, 12:14
- Volvo and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011370287911
Serious3 Jul 2011, 11:28
Land Rover Range Rover crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 3 Jul 2011, 11:28
- Land Rover Range Rover and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011370267111
Serious27 Jun 2011, 12:05
Volkswagen Caddy crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 27 Jun 2011, 12:05
- 2 Volkswagen Caddys, Vauxhall Insignia and Kia Ceed
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2011370253311
Slight6 Feb 2011, 07:10
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 6 Feb 2011, 07:10
- Mercedes Sprinter and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011370060011
Slight8 Oct 2010, 12:15
Renault crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 8 Oct 2010, 12:15
- 2 Renaults, Honda Accord and Vauxhall Zafira
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201037B045992
Slight22 Sep 2010, 08:00
Citroen C2 crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 22 Sep 2010, 08:00
- 2 Citroen C2s
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201037B045812
Slight30 Dec 2009, 13:20
Volkswagen Jetta crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 30 Dec 2009, 13:20
- Volkswagen Jetta and Renault Master
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200937B043999
Slight25 Dec 2009, 18:30
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 25 Dec 2009, 18:30
- Volkswagen Golf and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200937B043963
Slight19 Dec 2009, 15:10
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 19 Dec 2009, 15:10
- Vauxhall Astra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200937B043919
Slight12 Sep 2009, 09:20
Fiat Doblo crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 12 Sep 2009, 09:20
- Fiat Doblo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200937B043202
Slight11 Apr 2009, 11:20
Ford Fiesta crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 11 Apr 2009, 11:20
- Ford Fiesta, Volvo S80, Vauxhall Zafira and Ford Mondeo
- 4 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 200937B042154
Slight3 Apr 2009, 14:10
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 3 Apr 2009, 14:10
- Vauxhall Astra and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200937B042130
Slight1 Apr 2009, 11:15
Ford Focus crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 1 Apr 2009, 11:15
- Ford Focus and ERF
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 200937B042089
Slight22 Mar 2009, 15:20
Renault crash on the A11 in West Suffolk, 22 Mar 2009, 15:20
- Renault, Citroen C5, Ford KA and a car
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 200937B042013