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Haverhill road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,568 road traffic collisions in Haverhill, West Suffolk, from 1980 to 2025, and 1,899 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 246 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 18 collisions, down 31% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1980
1,568
544th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,899
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
10 people killed
Serious collisions
246
263 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
Down 31% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
20
Down 29% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Haverhill

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious24616%
  • Slight1,31384%

What the data shows

  • Haverhill had 197 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 276 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Haverhill were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 380 children under 16 were killed or injured in Haverhill, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Haverhill.

Where Haverhill ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
544th
Most casualties
563rd
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
602nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday230 (15%)
  • Tuesday220 (14%)
  • Wednesday209 (13%)
  • Thursday250 (16%)
  • Friday304 (19%)
  • Saturday223 (14%)
  • Sunday132 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,153 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit344 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit25 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,398 (89%)
  • Roundabout93 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph1,348 (86%)
  • 40 mph118 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph80 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,163 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds204 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other128 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant893 (47%)
  • Pedestrian441 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist276 (15%)
  • Cyclist218 (11%)
  • Van occupant29 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Haverhill road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Haverhill, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Haverhill peaked at 76 in 1988; 2025 had 18.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 18
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251820
20242628
20231617
2022912
20211922
20201319
20191821
20181922
20172839
20163134
20152532
20141820
20132432
20123036
20113437
20103446
20092731
20082833
20072533
20063139
20052834
20042636
20034050
20023348
20013242
20003439
19993036
19983140
19973439
19963141
19952930
19944550
19934355
19925466
19915059
19905357
19895966
19887686
19876072
19863741
19854965
19844457
19834859
19823951
19814959
19804148

Map of recent crashes in Haverhill

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Haverhill

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Haverhill

The 24 most recent collisions in Haverhill happened between 11 October 2024 and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Haverhill

The A604 has the most collisions in Haverhill, 376 of 1,568 (24%), followed by the A143 (170).

Collisions in Haverhill on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA604376471362
2ndA143170228132
3rdA1307719217
4thB1057192403
5thA10175611

Council areas covering Haverhill

Collisions in Haverhill were recorded in 4 council areas. West Suffolk has 1,556 of 1,568 (99%).

Collisions in Haverhill by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Suffolk1,5561,8869244
2ndBraintree4501
3rdBabergh3301
4thMid Suffolk3300

Postcode district for Haverhill

All 1,568 collisions in Haverhill were in the CB9 postcode district.