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CB8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,728 road traffic collisions in the CB8 postcode district, West Suffolk, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,268 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 175 were fatal and 1,384 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 70 collisions, down 10% on 2024 (78).

Collisions since 1979
5,728
377th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,268
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
175
208 people killed
Serious collisions
1,384
1,786 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
70
Down 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
98
Down 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CB8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1753.1%
  • Serious1,38424%
  • Slight4,16973%

What the data shows

  • CB8 had 759 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 1,083 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in CB8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 626 children under 16 were killed or injured in CB8, 7.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in CB8.

Where CB8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
377th
Most casualties
286th
Most fatal collisions
34th
Most serious collisions
124th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday790 (14%)
  • Tuesday807 (14%)
  • Wednesday762 (13%)
  • Thursday823 (14%)
  • Friday1,000 (17%)
  • Saturday874 (15%)
  • Sunday672 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,930 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting982 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit664 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit92 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown60 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,345 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway1,100 (19%)
  • Roundabout142 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road119 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,954 (34%)
  • 40 mph388 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph21 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph2,241 (39%)
  • 70 mph1,104 (19%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,297 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds751 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds106 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist105 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds87 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds35 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.2%)
  • Other270 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded65 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,571 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist857 (10%)
  • Pedestrian546 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist487 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant306 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)250 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant91 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant47 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant42 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant42 (0.5%)
  • Other28 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CB8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CB8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CB8 peaked at 187 in 2002; 2025 had 70.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 70
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257098
202478126
202372119
202265106
202175100
20205973
201984118
201889131
201782112
201685102
201587108
2014114165
201380112
2012104170
201192118
2010111146
200997123
2008119169
2007126187
2006153213
2005138193
2004147207
2003169236
2002187270
2001175241
2000150236
1999148224
1998156244
1997157220
1996133197
1995129175
1994142198
1993150220
1992142210
1991144198
1990161242
1989162241
1988180270
1987157253
1986142218
1985130200
1984149213
1983134191
1982114146
1981122180
1980133201
19793548

Map of recent crashes in CB8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CB8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CB8

The 24 most recent collisions in CB8 happened between 21 September and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CB8

The A1304 has the most collisions in CB8, 719 of 5,728 (13%), followed by the A14 (630).

Collisions in CB8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA130471999217163
2ndA1463094530124
3rdB11035957225124
4thA1424947261798
5thA1134965319103
6thB10633134391076
7thA452584551386
8thB10612503711168
9thA143212344661
10thB1506206341865
11thA1303148261548
12thB108598135427
13thB10523960113
14thB1102151805

Council areas covering CB8

Collisions in CB8 were recorded in 4 council areas. West Suffolk has 3,474 of 5,728 (61%).

Collisions in CB8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Suffolk3,4744,73181774
2ndEast Cambridgeshire1,9793,06780536
3rdSouth Cambridgeshire2604521370
4thCambridge111414

Town in CB8

Of the 5,728 collisions in CB8, 1,603 (28%) were in Newmarket.