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Brandon (West Suffolk) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 695 road traffic collisions in Brandon, West Suffolk, from 1980 to 2025, and 870 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 153 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
695
950th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
870
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
153
167 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Brandon

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious15322%
  • Slight53477%

What the data shows

  • Brandon had 83 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 107 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Brandon were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 105 children under 16 were killed or injured in Brandon, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Brandon.

Where Brandon ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
950th
Most casualties
951st
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
847th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (12%)
  • Tuesday92 (13%)
  • Wednesday93 (13%)
  • Thursday113 (16%)
  • Friday124 (18%)
  • Saturday108 (16%)
  • Sunday81 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight506 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit160 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway666 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph591 (85%)
  • 40 mph89 (13%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds555 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant484 (56%)
  • Pedestrian148 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (14%)
  • Cyclist84 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Brandon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brandon, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Brandon peaked at 27 in 1988; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202589
20241011
202399
20221113
20211013
202022
201967
201889
20171114
2016810
20151010
2014912
20131012
20121014
201177
2010912
20091420
20081012
20071112
20061721
20051721
20041416
20031826
20022022
20011824
20001621
19992433
19981214
19971619
19962128
19951823
19942427
19931619
19922025
19912636
19901827
19892027
19882731
19872324
19862631
19851921
19841826
19831629
19822429
19811718
19801724

Map of recent crashes in Brandon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Brandon

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Brandon

The 24 most recent collisions in Brandon happened between 4 August 2023 and 7 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Brandon

The A1065 has the most collisions in Brandon, 410 of 695 (59%), followed by the B1107 (88).

Collisions in Brandon on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1065410526695
2ndB110788115024
3rdB11067694117

Council areas covering Brandon

Collisions in Brandon were recorded in 2 council areas. West Suffolk has 680 of 695 (98%).

Collisions in Brandon by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Suffolk6808498149
2ndBreckland142003

Postcode district for Brandon

All 695 collisions in Brandon were in the IP27 postcode district.