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Capel St Mary road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 road traffic collisions in Capel St Mary, Babergh, from 1980 to 2025, and 154 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 21 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
113
2,656th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
154
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
21
23 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Capel St Mary

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious2119%
  • Slight9181%

What the data shows

  • Capel St Mary had 14 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 19 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Capel St Mary were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 27 children under 16 were killed or injured in Capel St Mary, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Capel St Mary.

Where Capel St Mary ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,656th
Most casualties
2,635th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,686th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday16 (14%)
  • Wednesday11 (9.7%)
  • Thursday25 (22%)
  • Friday12 (11%)
  • Saturday22 (19%)
  • Sunday16 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight84 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway82 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph75 (66%)
  • 60 mph8 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph30 (27%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (4.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant81 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (19%)
  • Pedestrian20 (13%)
  • Cyclist14 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Capel St Mary road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Capel St Mary, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Capel St Mary peaked at 7 in 1985; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202422
202324
202200
202100
202000
201934
201811
201726
201633
201500
201411
201311
201246
201149
201022
200911
200800
200713
200657
200511
200411
200335
200213
200134
200000
199900
199844
199768
199645
199522
199400
199311
199248
199157
199055
198911
198822
198722
198611
1985711
198456
198378
198233
198177
198058

Map of recent crashes in Capel St Mary

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Capel St Mary

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Capel St Mary

The 24 most recent collisions in Capel St Mary happened between 21 April 2011 and 3 February 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Capel St Mary

Of the 113 collisions in Capel St Mary, 32 were on the A12.

Collisions in Capel St Mary on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12325218

Council area for Capel St Mary

Capel St Mary is in Babergh, where police recorded 12,491 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Capel St Mary accounts for 0.9% of them.

Postcode district for Capel St Mary

All 113 collisions in Capel St Mary were in the IP9 postcode district.