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East Suffolk road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 31,552 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025, and 42,030 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 508 were fatal and 6,583 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 385 collisions, up 17% on 2024 (328), and casualties rose from 419 to 496.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
31,552
88th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42,030
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
508
1.6% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
385
Up 17% on 2024

Crash severity in East Suffolk

1.6% of collisions in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5081.6%
  • Serious6,58321%
  • Slight24,46178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5651.3%
  • Serious7,70518%
  • Slight33,76080%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. In 2025 there were 385, up 17% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 385
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025385496
2024328419
2023275375
2022381501
2021332436
2020330409
2019427605
2018404544
2017524700
2016507674
2015486638
2014554716
2013535700
2012571752
2011556789
2010552729
2009655961
2008668912
2007654870
2006686946
20057501,016
2004752995
2003690923
2002698954
20017531,018
2000716988
1999751958
1998693909
1997657881
1996705944
1995666899
1994701956
1993714970
19927581,040
19918001,108
19908811,143
19899071,199
19888911,212
19879141,197
19869791,277
19859251,213
19849911,286
19838761,113
19829531,264
19818411,088
19808831,145
19798971,162

When and where crashes happen in East Suffolk

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,467 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,664 (15%)
  • Wednesday4,613 (15%)
  • Thursday4,717 (15%)
  • Friday5,216 (17%)
  • Saturday4,356 (14%)
  • Sunday3,519 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,029 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59433 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,155 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,744 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596,057 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:598,080 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,314 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,740 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,452 (7.8%)
  • February2,116 (6.7%)
  • March2,356 (7.5%)
  • April2,239 (7.1%)
  • May2,647 (8.4%)
  • June2,647 (8.4%)
  • July2,918 (9.2%)
  • August2,880 (9.1%)
  • September2,834 (9%)
  • October2,804 (8.9%)
  • November2,973 (9.4%)
  • December2,686 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight23,444 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,366 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3,327 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit213 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown193 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds23,355 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,604 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds504 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds381 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist359 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds217 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds59 (0.2%)
  • Other2,832 (9%)
  • Not recorded241 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry20,679 (66%)
  • Wet or damp9,561 (30%)
  • Frost or ice897 (2.8%)
  • Snow284 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep45 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel23 (0.1%)
  • Mud18 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded45 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph157 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph17,559 (56%)
  • 40 mph1,775 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph486 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph9,277 (29%)
  • 70 mph2,297 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway26,032 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway2,060 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout2,021 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1,318 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded121 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant23,689 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist7,193 (17%)
  • Cyclist4,938 (12%)
  • Pedestrian3,941 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant926 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)444 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant354 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant198 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant171 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant92 (0.2%)
  • Other82 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5807 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 101,485 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 152,612 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 209,309 (22%)
  • 21 to 254,979 (12%)
  • 26 to 356,227 (15%)
  • 36 to 455,035 (12%)
  • 46 to 553,896 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 653,133 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 752,148 (5.1%)
  • Over 751,778 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded621 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider28,429 (68%)
  • Passenger9,660 (23%)
  • Pedestrian3,941 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car37,953 (67%)
  • Motorcycle7,348 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle5,078 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,386 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,810 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle522 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach486 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car339 (0.6%)
  • Minibus181 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle136 (0.2%)
  • Other118 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded26 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in East Suffolk

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in East Suffolk

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Suffolk ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 88th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
85thSwansea32,04342,7893873,550
86thBexley31,80339,7292734,920
87thWarrington31,78643,3154174,520
88thEast Suffolk (this area)31,55242,0305086,583
89thOldham31,50442,4033854,136
90thMilton Keynes31,26244,4345024,425
91stBarnsley31,16342,5985555,380

Accident hotspots in East Suffolk

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area is the busiest accident hotspot in East Suffolk, with 748 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025: 6,300, including 152 fatal and 1,291 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA126,3009,1351521,291
2ndA1461,2601,81220266
3rdA11179671,1887167
4thA14473299618158
5thA14564390416123
6thA145637841781
7thB10745126714123
8thA154499632676
9thB14384846253114
10thA4547867814141
11thA1144463549379
12thA1152444649894
13thB11274165996110
14thB1119386513996
15thB1122382528991
16thB10623675161475
17thB1079342430459
18thA1094332478771
19thA1021331370164
20thB1078326471583

Towns in East Suffolk

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025: 8,488.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025: 5,628.

Former districts in East Suffolk

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions from 1979 to 2025: 16,047.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk

Of the latest 24 crashes in East Suffolk, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 22 December 2025.

Severity