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IP33 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,010 road traffic collisions in the IP33 postcode district, West Suffolk, from 1980 to 2025, and 3,699 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 541 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 34 collisions, up 36% on 2024 (25).

Collisions since 1980
3,010
1,316th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,699
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
36
40 people killed
Serious collisions
541
593 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
34
Up 36% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
37
Up 42% on 2024

Road collision statistics for IP33

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal361.2%
  • Serious54118%
  • Slight2,43381%

What the data shows

  • IP33 had 343 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 585 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in IP33 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 423 children under 16 were killed or injured in IP33, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in IP33.

Where IP33 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,316th
Most casualties
1,416th
Most fatal collisions
1,639th
Most serious collisions
1,375th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday436 (14%)
  • Tuesday448 (15%)
  • Wednesday502 (17%)
  • Thursday479 (16%)
  • Friday513 (17%)
  • Saturday375 (12%)
  • Sunday257 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,259 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit628 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit25 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,184 (73%)
  • Roundabout360 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road245 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway199 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph70 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph2,404 (80%)
  • 40 mph204 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph233 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph92 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,299 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds391 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist21 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other197 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded31 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,728 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist667 (18%)
  • Pedestrian643 (17%)
  • Cyclist517 (14%)
  • Van occupant54 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IP33 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IP33, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in IP33 peaked at 113 in 1984; 2025 had 34.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 34
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253437
20242526
20232529
20222531
20213032
20203140
20194050
20184961
20173948
20164557
20154959
20145162
20135059
20125160
20115673
20106677
20095567
20085460
20077293
200681112
20055572
20047286
20036582
20027290
20018196
20007285
19995564
19986982
19976989
19968096
19956379
19945769
19936173
199287106
19917997
199082114
198994116
198894113
198796121
198691109
198584104
1984113137
198384106
1982104126
1981111139
198092115

Map of recent crashes in IP33

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IP33

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IP33

The 24 most recent collisions in IP33 happened between 21 March and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IP33

The A1302 has the most collisions in IP33, 694 of 3,010 (23%), followed by the A134 (293).

Collisions in IP33 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13026948574113
2ndA134293374449
3rdA143217286348
4thA14628969
5thA45274328
6thA1101151712

Council area for IP33

IP33 is in West Suffolk, where police recorded 24,682 collisions from 1979 to 2025. IP33 accounts for 12% of them.

Town in IP33

Of the 3,010 collisions in IP33, 2,657 (88%) were in Bury St Edmunds.