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IP32 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,700 road traffic collisions in the IP32 postcode district, West Suffolk, from 1980 to 2025, and 2,190 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 331 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 26 collisions, up from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
1,700
1,895th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,190
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
28
30 people killed
Serious collisions
331
378 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
26
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
31
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for IP32

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal281.6%
  • Serious33119%
  • Slight1,34179%

What the data shows

  • IP32 had 202 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 335 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in IP32 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 225 children under 16 were killed or injured in IP32, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in IP32.

Where IP32 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,895th
Most casualties
1,936th
Most fatal collisions
1,907th
Most serious collisions
1,925th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday266 (16%)
  • Tuesday246 (14%)
  • Wednesday273 (16%)
  • Thursday263 (15%)
  • Friday291 (17%)
  • Saturday214 (13%)
  • Sunday147 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,236 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit313 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting121 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,074 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway321 (19%)
  • Roundabout250 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,033 (61%)
  • 40 mph75 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph255 (15%)
  • 70 mph330 (19%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,275 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds221 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist23 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other99 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,299 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist362 (17%)
  • Pedestrian198 (9%)
  • Cyclist196 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)56 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant46 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IP32 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IP32, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in IP32 peaked at 61 in 1984; 2025 had 26.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 26
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252631
2024912
20231416
20222027
20212430
20201821
20192232
20182429
20172021
20162534
20151625
20142434
20132636
20123850
20113039
20103537
20092743
20084971
20074652
20064455
20053451
20044249
20034559
20024258
20015171
20005674
19994148
19985876
19975870
19964665
19953441
19942941
19933547
19924149
19913345
19904055
19895768
19885058
19875065
19864049
19853643
19846174
19835071
19824764
19813337
19805467

Map of recent crashes in IP32

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IP32

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IP32

The 24 most recent collisions in IP32 happened between 13 March and 8 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IP32

The A1101 has the most collisions in IP32, 231 of 1,700 (14%), followed by the A14 (223).

Collisions in IP32 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1101231296039
2ndA142233111025
3rdA134165212128
4thA143155207034
5thA451171661138
6thB1106172912
7thA1302152004

Council area for IP32

IP32 is in West Suffolk, where police recorded 24,682 collisions from 1979 to 2025. IP32 accounts for 6.9% of them.

Town in IP32

Of the 1,700 collisions in IP32, 1,062 (62%) were in Bury St Edmunds.