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Elmswell road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 road traffic collisions in Elmswell, Mid Suffolk, from 1981 to 2025, and 132 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 16 were serious.

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

Collisions since 1981
113
2,656th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
132
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
16
16 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Elmswell

Collisions by severity, 1981 to 2025

  • Fatal32.7%
  • Serious1614%
  • Slight9483%

What the data shows

  • Elmswell had 17 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 25 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Elmswell were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 29 children under 16 were killed or injured in Elmswell, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Elmswell.

Where Elmswell ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,656th
Most casualties
2,792nd
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,810th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (8.8%)
  • Tuesday13 (12%)
  • Wednesday19 (17%)
  • Thursday26 (23%)
  • Friday22 (19%)
  • Saturday12 (11%)
  • Sunday11 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight82 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway112 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (90%)
  • 60 mph11 (9.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds91 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant55 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (21%)
  • Pedestrian26 (20%)
  • Cyclist19 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Elmswell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Elmswell, 1981 to 2025

Collisions in Elmswell peaked at 6 in 2012; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202422
202323
202200
202133
202022
201935
201834
201711
201600
201547
201411
201300
201267
201122
201056
200946
200822
200711
200600
200522
200422
200311
200222
200122
200022
199966
199845
199745
199600
199556
199411
199333
199222
199123
199034
198922
198855
198744
198622
198533
198445
198367
198222
198123

Map of recent crashes in Elmswell

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Elmswell

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Elmswell

The 24 most recent collisions in Elmswell happened between 3 August 2012 and 25 September 2025.

Severity

Council area for Elmswell

Elmswell is in Mid Suffolk, where police recorded 11,634 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Elmswell accounts for 1% of them.

Postcode district for Elmswell

All 113 collisions in Elmswell were in the IP30 postcode district.