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The Fornhams & Great Barton, West Suffolk, IP28 6LG area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 163 road collisions at this accident hotspot in The Fornhams & Great Barton ward, West Suffolk, from 2001 to 2025, with 224 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

In 2025 there were 5 collisions here, up from none in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
163
5,179th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
224
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
5
0 in 2024

Crash severity at the IP28 6LG hotspot

25 of the 163 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2415%
  • Slight13885%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
25
Slightly injured
198
All casualties
224

Accidents by year at the IP28 6LG hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 14 in 2010, against an average of 6.5 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the IP28 6LG hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202556
202400
202344
202222
202179
202011
201911
201869
2017711
2016910
201533
201469
2013712
2012812
201156
20101422
2009813
200867
20071114
20061010
2005913
200434
20031218
2002912
20011016

Map of crashes at the IP28 6LG hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near IP28 6LG.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the The Fornhams & Great Barton, West Suffolk, IP28 6LG area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the IP28 6LG 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
The Fornhams & Great Barton
Council area
West Suffolk
Nearest postcode to the centre
IP28 6LG
Postcode district
IP28
Centre (latitude, longitude)
52.25633, 0.67519
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
24 of 25
Latest collision
29 September 2025
Rank by collisions
5,179th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the IP28 6LG hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A14, with 54 of 163, followed by the A1302 with 51.

Collisions at the IP28 6LG hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14547406
2ndA1302516817
3rdB1106355607

Towns near the IP28 6LG hotspot

13 of the 163 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Bury St Edmunds.

Accident hotspots near IP28 6LG

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Minden, West Suffolk, IP33 3YB area, 1.4 km away, with 107 collisions.

All 163 crashes at the IP28 6LG hotspot

Newest first, from 22 March 2001 to 29 September 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year