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East Suffolk road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 841 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 1981, and 1,088 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 270 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1980 (883), and casualties fell from 1,145.

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

Collisions in 1981
841
Down 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,088
Down 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
12
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
270
32% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 1981

1.4% of collisions in East Suffolk in 1981 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious27032%
  • Slight55966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious32130%
  • Slight75469%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 841, down 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (13%)
  • Tuesday116 (14%)
  • Wednesday121 (14%)
  • Thursday119 (14%)
  • Friday144 (17%)
  • Saturday127 (15%)
  • Sunday106 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59164 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59193 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59121 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (6.2%)
  • February50 (5.9%)
  • March52 (6.2%)
  • April49 (5.8%)
  • May60 (7.1%)
  • June69 (8.2%)
  • July86 (10%)
  • August95 (11%)
  • September83 (9.9%)
  • October86 (10%)
  • November80 (9.5%)
  • December79 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight582 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting116 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds611 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other59 (7%)

Road surface

  • Dry586 (70%)
  • Wet or damp209 (25%)
  • Frost or ice30 (3.6%)
  • Snow15 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph450 (54%)
  • 40 mph49 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph305 (36%)
  • 70 mph36 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway735 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout28 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant470 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist312 (29%)
  • Cyclist136 (13%)
  • Pedestrian97 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant39 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1029 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1575 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20375 (34%)
  • 21 to 25136 (13%)
  • 26 to 35124 (11%)
  • 36 to 4594 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5568 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6582 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7562 (5.7%)
  • Over 7528 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider717 (66%)
  • Passenger274 (25%)
  • Pedestrian97 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car783 (56%)
  • Motorcycle321 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle143 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in East Suffolk

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Suffolk ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 98th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
98th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 1981

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 1981: 161, including 4 fatal and 44 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12161208444
2ndA1465672019
3rdA453247013
4thA144303415
5thA11172839011
6thB1074192208
7thB1122162317
8thA154141414
9thA1021131501
10thA1152121602
11thB1127112107
12thA1094101704
13thA1144101202
14thB1078101003
15thA112091703
16thB10799902
17thB11199903
18thA109381102
19thA14581102
20thB10848906

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 1981

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 1981: 259.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 1981

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 1981: 152.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 1981

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Waveney had the most collisions in 1981: 442.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years