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Newmarket road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,603 road traffic collisions in Newmarket, West Suffolk, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,899 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 303 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 19 collisions, up from 17 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,603
537th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,899
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
19 people killed
Serious collisions
303
326 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
19
17 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
29
Up 38% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Newmarket

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal171.1%
  • Serious30319%
  • Slight1,28380%

What the data shows

  • Newmarket had 195 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 293 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Newmarket were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 240 children under 16 were killed or injured in Newmarket, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Newmarket.

Where Newmarket ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
537th
Most casualties
563rd
Most fatal collisions
560th
Most serious collisions
505th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday223 (14%)
  • Tuesday239 (15%)
  • Wednesday196 (12%)
  • Thursday215 (13%)
  • Friday281 (18%)
  • Saturday284 (18%)
  • Sunday165 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,098 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit440 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,427 (89%)
  • Roundabout102 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph1,423 (89%)
  • 40 mph83 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph54 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph23 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,230 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds216 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist16 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other87 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant800 (42%)
  • Pedestrian386 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist320 (17%)
  • Cyclist297 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider4 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Newmarket road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newmarket, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Newmarket peaked at 73 in 1984; 2025 had 19.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 19
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251929
20241721
20231315
20221720
20212833
20201414
20192126
20182532
20171214
20162931
20152226
20142424
20132226
20122535
20112828
20102630
20092934
20084254
20073351
20064250
20053641
20042731
20034455
20024557
20015667
20003741
19993134
19984048
19974656
19963947
19953139
19944353
19934248
19923638
19913648
19904960
19896576
19884648
19874553
19864553
19853643
19847388
19835152
19824143
19814148
19803338
197911

Map of recent crashes in Newmarket

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Newmarket

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Newmarket

The 24 most recent collisions in Newmarket happened between 18 October 2024 and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Newmarket

The B1103 has the most collisions in Newmarket, 448 of 1,603 (28%), followed by the A1304 (378).

Collisions in Newmarket on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1103448529587
2ndA1304378445365
3rdA142120147118
4thB106392110123
5thA14142813
6thB1061101803
7thA4571203

Council areas covering Newmarket

Collisions in Newmarket were recorded in 2 council areas. West Suffolk has 1,546 of 1,603 (96%).

Collisions in Newmarket by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Suffolk1,5461,81314290
2ndEast Cambridgeshire5584313

Postcode district for Newmarket

All 1,603 collisions in Newmarket were in the CB8 postcode district.