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The Fornhams & Great Barton, West Suffolk, IP31 1TB area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 75 road collisions at this accident hotspot in The Fornhams & Great Barton ward, West Suffolk, from 2001 to 2025, with 107 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, the same as in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
75
10,165th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
107
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
3
3 in 2024

Crash severity at the IP31 1TB hotspot

14 of the 75 collisions here (19%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal11.3%
  • Serious1317%
  • Slight6181%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
14
Slightly injured
92
All casualties
107

Accidents by year at the IP31 1TB hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 8 in 2007, against an average of 3.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the IP31 1TB hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202434
202300
202200
202111
202023
201911
2018713
201723
201646
201500
201400
201311
201258
201167
201045
200948
200858
2007811
200633
200547
200412
200322
200268
200133

Map of crashes at the IP31 1TB hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near IP31 1TB.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the The Fornhams & Great Barton, West Suffolk, IP31 1TB area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the IP31 1TB 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
IP31 1TB
Postcode district
IP31
Centre (latitude, longitude)
52.26174, 0.72241
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
21 of 25
Latest collision
31 October 2025
Rank by collisions
10,165th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the IP31 1TB hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A143, with 31 of 75, followed by the A134 with 30.

Collisions at the IP31 1TB hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143314905
2ndA134303816
3rdB11064500
4thB15061201

Towns near the IP31 1TB hotspot

8 of the 75 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Bury St Edmunds.

Accident hotspots near IP31 1TB

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Tollgate, West Suffolk, IP32 6DF area, 1.2 km away, with 173 collisions.

All 75 crashes at the IP31 1TB hotspot

Newest first, from 18 September 2001 to 31 October 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year