Road collisions in Suffolk

Latest figures published 1 Oct 2026. Each figure shows its own source and date.

The police recorded 5,541 road collisions where someone was hurt on Suffolk's roads from 2021 to 2025. 89 were fatal and 1,380 serious.

Suffolk in 2025

Reported injury collisions
1,240
Fatal
15
Serious
321
Fatal and serious per 100,000 people
42.5
Great Britain: 39.4

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Collisions each year

Reported injury collisions in Suffolk by year
YearFatalSeriousSlightAll
2021202497961,065
2022202598851,164
202320244667931
2024143078201,141
2025153219041,240

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted.

Who was hurt

7,313 people were killed or injured in collisions on Suffolk's roads from 2021 to 2025, 1,654 of them killed or seriously injured. They are counted where the collision happened, not where they live.

People killed or injured on Suffolk's roads by road user, 2021 to 2025
Road userKilledSeriously injuredSlightly injuredAll
Pedestrian14218520752
Cyclist6180548734
E-scooter rider03912
Motorcyclist17350450817
Car occupant487193,7314,498
Van or goods vehicle occupant1060333403
Bus or coach occupant072128
Other0224769
All road users951,5595,6597,313

Source: DfT STATS19 casualties, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted. Killed means the person died within 30 days. Small numbers can change a lot from one year to the next.

By speed limit

2021 to 2025.

  • 20 mph119
  • 30 mph3,127
  • 40 mph430
  • 50 mph159
  • 60 mph1,295
  • 70 mph410

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Town and country roads

2021 to 2025, as DfT classes the place of each collision.

  • Urban44.9%
  • Rural55.1%

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cars in Suffolk

Licensed cars kept in Suffolk at the end of June 2026, by where the registered keeper lives. Company cars are counted where the company is registered, so a lease firm's home council can look high.

Licensed cars
449,437
Up 1.1% in a year
Cars per 1,000 people
569
Great Britain: 491
Fully electric
3.3%
Great Britain: 5.9%
Kept by a company
4.3%
Great Britain: 10.2%
Petrol
245,727 (54.7%)
Diesel
150,398 (33.5%)
Hybrid (petrol)
28,936 (6.4%)
Electric and other fuels
24,376 (5.4%)

Source: DfT VEH0105, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; DfT VEH0142, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Other councils

Compare every council, with collisions by time of day, weather and light across Great Britain.