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IP14 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,247 road traffic collisions in the IP14 postcode district, Mid Suffolk, from 1980 to 2025, and 5,921 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 97 were fatal and 918 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 71 collisions, up 73% on 2024 (41).

Collisions since 1980
4,247
790th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,921
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
97
104 people killed
Serious collisions
918
1,106 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
71
Up 73% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
91
Up 60% on 2024

Road collision statistics for IP14

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal972.3%
  • Serious91822%
  • Slight3,23276%

What the data shows

  • IP14 had 591 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 875 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in IP14 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 618 children under 16 were killed or injured in IP14, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in IP14.

Where IP14 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
790th
Most casualties
724th
Most fatal collisions
299th
Most serious collisions
514th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday640 (15%)
  • Tuesday566 (13%)
  • Wednesday592 (14%)
  • Thursday651 (15%)
  • Friday723 (17%)
  • Saturday579 (14%)
  • Sunday496 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,131 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting680 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit377 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit38 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,420 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway537 (13%)
  • Roundabout168 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road103 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,654 (39%)
  • 40 mph224 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph249 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph1,651 (39%)
  • 70 mph460 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,180 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds510 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds75 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist69 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds52 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds14 (0.3%)
  • Other286 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded34 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,830 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist755 (13%)
  • Cyclist474 (8%)
  • Pedestrian415 (7%)
  • Van occupant175 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)129 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant53 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant31 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IP14 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IP14, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in IP14 peaked at 147 in 1984; 2025 had 71.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257191
20244157
20235284
20224971
20214980
20204757
20196188
201875106
201777105
20166993
201575109
201471100
201391113
201282122
201194135
201098136
200993115
200894144
200793134
200684118
2005110141
200483114
2003112165
200292130
200196135
2000121163
1999119172
1998113167
199798143
199699163
199583120
199497138
199389129
1992112166
199195126
1990105141
1989126170
1988109153
1987117166
1986114155
1985134172
1984147189
198397122
1982109146
198191119
1980113158

Map of recent crashes in IP14

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IP14

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IP14

The 24 most recent collisions in IP14 happened between 14 August and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IP14

The A1120 has the most collisions in IP14, 431 of 4,247 (10%), followed by the A1308 (429).

Collisions in IP14 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11204316291494
2ndA1308429548867
3rdA14042076526107
4thA143004601546
5thB1115297364649
6thB1113233350260
7thB1077203285148
8thA45188267958
9thB10783763010
10thA1334400
11thB10794410

Council areas covering IP14

Collisions in IP14 were recorded in 4 council areas. Mid Suffolk has 4,226 of 4,247 (99.5%).

Collisions in IP14 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMid Suffolk4,2265,89297914
2ndColchester81001
3rdBabergh6701
4thWest Suffolk5801

Town in IP14

Of the 4,247 collisions in IP14, 1,215 (29%) were in Stowmarket.