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Stowmarket road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,221 road traffic collisions in Stowmarket, Mid Suffolk, from 1980 to 2025, and 1,475 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 195 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, up from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
1,221
666th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,475
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
14 people killed
Serious collisions
195
210 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
26
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Stowmarket

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal141.1%
  • Serious19516%
  • Slight1,01283%

What the data shows

  • Stowmarket had 161 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 257 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Stowmarket were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 258 children under 16 were killed or injured in Stowmarket, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Stowmarket.

Where Stowmarket ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
666th
Most casualties
679th
Most fatal collisions
669th
Most serious collisions
715th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday185 (15%)
  • Tuesday166 (14%)
  • Wednesday165 (14%)
  • Thursday210 (17%)
  • Friday203 (17%)
  • Saturday175 (14%)
  • Sunday117 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight922 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit247 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,029 (84%)
  • Roundabout69 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road62 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,064 (87%)
  • 40 mph64 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph12 (1%)
  • 60 mph54 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph21 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds956 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds135 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other75 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant661 (45%)
  • Cyclist272 (18%)
  • Pedestrian272 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist230 (16%)
  • Van occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Stowmarket road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stowmarket, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Stowmarket peaked at 47 in 1984; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 23
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252326
202467
202388
20221923
20211120
20201517
20192026
20181819
20172325
20161822
20152329
20142430
20133138
20122535
20112026
20103440
20092330
20082226
20073135
20062436
20053640
20042331
20033753
20022733
20012832
20004148
19992531
19983041
19972938
19962737
19952837
19942837
19932834
19923032
19912935
19902934
19893640
19883135
19872526
19862835
19852730
19844752
19833434
19823640
19813233
19803239

Map of recent crashes in Stowmarket

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Stowmarket

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Stowmarket

The 24 most recent collisions in Stowmarket happened between 9 December 2024 and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Stowmarket

The A1308 has the most collisions in Stowmarket, 379 of 1,221 (31%), followed by the B1115 (201).

Collisions in Stowmarket on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1308379479858
2ndB1115201229235
3rdA1120345004
4thB1113274106
5thA144500

Council area for Stowmarket

Stowmarket is in Mid Suffolk, where police recorded 11,634 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Stowmarket accounts for 10% of them.

Postcode districts in Stowmarket

Collisions in Stowmarket were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by IP14 (1,215) and IP6 (6).