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Halesworth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 312 road traffic collisions in Halesworth, East Suffolk, from 1980 to 2025, and 379 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 55 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
312
1,515th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
379
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
55
59 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Halesworth

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious5518%
  • Slight25481%

What the data shows

  • Halesworth had 39 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 54 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Halesworth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 46 children under 16 were killed or injured in Halesworth, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Halesworth.

Where Halesworth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,515th
Most casualties
1,570th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,641st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (16%)
  • Thursday53 (17%)
  • Friday58 (19%)
  • Saturday44 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (89%)
  • Roundabout29 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph293 (94%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph15 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other30 (9.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant185 (49%)
  • Pedestrian66 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (15%)
  • Cyclist51 (13%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Halesworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halesworth, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Halesworth peaked at 14 in 1990; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202411
202323
202211
202166
202033
201946
201868
201777
201678
201567
201458
201356
201267
201155
201046
200958
2008710
200777
200646
2005911
20041217
2003712
200244
200145
20001113
1999810
199845
1997810
1996910
199567
199455
199378
19921112
199179
19901415
198956
19881012
198789
198679
19851112
198479
19831318
19821316
19811112
198088

Map of recent crashes in Halesworth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Halesworth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Halesworth

The 24 most recent collisions in Halesworth happened between 10 June 2018 and 29 March 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Halesworth

The A144 has the most collisions in Halesworth, 195 of 312 (63%), followed by the B1123 (54).

Collisions in Halesworth on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA144195245136
2ndB11235461110
3rdB111791302

Council areas covering Halesworth

Collisions in Halesworth were recorded in 2 council areas. East Suffolk has 308 of 312 (99%).

Collisions in Halesworth by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Suffolk308374355
2ndMid Suffolk4500

Postcode district for Halesworth

All 312 collisions in Halesworth were in the IP19 postcode district.