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CB9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,712 road traffic collisions in the CB9 postcode district, West Suffolk, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 537 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 36 collisions, down 18% on 2024 (44).

Collisions since 1979
2,712
1,421st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,573
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
35
37 people killed
Serious collisions
537
650 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
36
Down 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Down 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CB9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal351.3%
  • Serious53720%
  • Slight2,14079%

What the data shows

  • CB9 had 329 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 488 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in CB9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 521 children under 16 were killed or injured in CB9, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in CB9.

Where CB9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,421st
Most casualties
1,462nd
Most fatal collisions
1,679th
Most serious collisions
1,386th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday374 (14%)
  • Tuesday389 (14%)
  • Wednesday362 (13%)
  • Thursday413 (15%)
  • Friday499 (18%)
  • Saturday372 (14%)
  • Sunday303 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,976 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit417 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting262 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit31 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,478 (91%)
  • Roundabout135 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph1,589 (59%)
  • 40 mph211 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph862 (32%)
  • 70 mph27 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,001 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds351 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds49 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist39 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other193 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,100 (59%)
  • Pedestrian517 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist478 (13%)
  • Cyclist279 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant77 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CB9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CB9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CB9 peaked at 118 in 1988; 2025 had 36.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 36
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253641
20244454
20232732
20221625
20213237
20202537
20192834
20183242
20174054
20164961
20154456
20143950
20133955
20124962
20116377
20105678
20094767
20084967
20075675
20064659
20055476
20044864
20036680
20026395
20016485
20006480
19995778
19985571
19976482
19966183
19955061
19947083
199381106
199281111
199183103
1990101127
1989104141
1988118146
198786102
198666101
19857195
19846693
19837397
198273109
198192121
19807499
19791021

Map of recent crashes in CB9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CB9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CB9

The 24 most recent collisions in CB9 happened between 3 July and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CB9

The A604 has the most collisions in CB9, 514 of 2,712 (19%), followed by the A143 (441).

Collisions in CB9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6045147007101
2ndA1434416718101
3rdB1061151182337
4thA1307103137117
5thB1057102140133
6thA10176495320
7thB10544452112
8thA1061101
9thB10494401
10thA123500

Council areas covering CB9

Collisions in CB9 were recorded in 7 council areas. West Suffolk has 2,401 of 2,712 (89%).

Collisions in CB9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Suffolk2,4013,12428440
2ndBraintree264386787
3rdSouth Cambridgeshire263807
4thMid Suffolk5500
5thChelmsford4600
6thUttlesford4401
7thBabergh3301

Town in CB9

Of the 2,712 collisions in CB9, 1,568 (58%) were in Haverhill.