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East Suffolk road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 897 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 1979, and 1,162 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 294 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 31,552 collisions in East Suffolk.

Collisions in 1979
897
Casualties in 1979
1,162
Fatal collisions
18
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
294
33% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 1979

2% of collisions in East Suffolk in 1979 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182%
  • Serious29433%
  • Slight58565%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.9%
  • Serious33429%
  • Slight80669%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 897.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (12%)
  • Tuesday148 (16%)
  • Wednesday114 (13%)
  • Thursday152 (17%)
  • Friday149 (17%)
  • Saturday127 (14%)
  • Sunday98 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59181 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59241 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59114 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (6.2%)
  • February61 (6.8%)
  • March58 (6.5%)
  • April67 (7.5%)
  • May81 (9%)
  • June67 (7.5%)
  • July81 (9%)
  • August86 (9.6%)
  • September91 (10%)
  • October77 (8.6%)
  • November93 (10%)
  • December79 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight652 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting105 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds105 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Other766 (85%)

Road surface

  • Dry565 (63%)
  • Wet or damp254 (28%)
  • Snow78 (8.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph500 (56%)
  • 40 mph55 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph341 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway777 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road55 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout34 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant492 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist334 (29%)
  • Cyclist165 (14%)
  • Pedestrian111 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant35 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1048 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1588 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20355 (31%)
  • 21 to 25141 (12%)
  • 26 to 35134 (12%)
  • 36 to 4598 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5593 (8%)
  • 56 to 6586 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7566 (5.7%)
  • Over 7525 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider782 (67%)
  • Passenger269 (23%)
  • Pedestrian111 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car787 (51%)
  • Motorcycle338 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle174 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle62 (4%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How East Suffolk ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 93rd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 1979

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 1979: 180, including 4 fatal and 57 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12180258457
2ndA1464767320
3rdA453138212
4thA1117252607
5thA1152202503
6thA144202726
7thB1074182509
8thA1144172103
9thB1078152206
10thA154141505
11thA1021131304
12thA1093121913
13thA1116121503
14thB1069122104
15thB1438121705
16thB1116111303
17thA145101405
18thB1127101314
19thB112391003
20thB106281212

Former districts in East Suffolk in 1979

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Waveney had the most collisions in 1979: 490.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 1979, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1979.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years