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Bungay road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 444 road traffic collisions in Bungay, East Suffolk, from 1980 to 2025, and 515 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 82 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
444
1,241st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
515
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
82
87 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Bungay

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious8218%
  • Slight35580%

What the data shows

  • Bungay had 48 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 96 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Bungay were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 98 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bungay, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Bungay.

Where Bungay ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,241st
Most casualties
1,298th
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
1,288th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (17%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (13%)
  • Friday79 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (12%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway401 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph405 (91%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph20 (4.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other38 (8.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant175 (34%)
  • Pedestrian130 (25%)
  • Cyclist95 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (18%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bungay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bungay, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Bungay peaked at 22 in 1986; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202568
202400
202345
202255
202134
202012
201955
201833
20171013
20161112
20151112
201489
201377
20121010
20111111
20101012
2009913
200889
20071314
2006913
200567
20041115
200367
20021013
20011213
20001517
199978
199866
19971114
199666
199588
19941012
19931012
19921418
199156
199077
19891013
19881214
19871617
19862224
1985610
19841414
19832226
19822020
19811618
19801823

Map of recent crashes in Bungay

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bungay

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bungay

The 24 most recent collisions in Bungay happened between 27 February 2019 and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bungay

The A144 has the most collisions in Bungay, 171 of 444 (39%), followed by the B1062 (97).

Collisions in Bungay on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA144171196137
2ndB106297116222
3rdB1435495814
4thA143131700
5thA11168920

Council areas covering Bungay

Collisions in Bungay were recorded in 2 council areas. East Suffolk has 431 of 444 (97%).

Collisions in Bungay by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Suffolk431497780
2ndSouth Norfolk131802

Postcode district for Bungay

All 444 collisions in Bungay were in the NR35 postcode district.