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East Suffolk road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 876 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 1983, and 1,113 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 273 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1982 (953), and casualties fell from 1,264.

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

Collisions in 1983
876
Down 8% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,113
Down 12% on 1982
Fatal collisions
15
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
273
31% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 1983

1.7% of collisions in East Suffolk in 1983 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.7%
  • Serious27331%
  • Slight58867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.4%
  • Serious30527%
  • Slight79271%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 876, down 8% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (13%)
  • Tuesday144 (16%)
  • Wednesday116 (13%)
  • Thursday149 (17%)
  • Friday142 (16%)
  • Saturday116 (13%)
  • Sunday96 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59233 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (8.6%)
  • February54 (6.2%)
  • March75 (8.6%)
  • April70 (8%)
  • May70 (8%)
  • June78 (8.9%)
  • July83 (9.5%)
  • August80 (9.1%)
  • September65 (7.4%)
  • October72 (8.2%)
  • November77 (8.8%)
  • December77 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight630 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds552 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other205 (23%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry551 (63%)
  • Wet or damp295 (34%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.3%)
  • Snow9 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph497 (57%)
  • 40 mph68 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph259 (30%)
  • 70 mph44 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway727 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout41 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist326 (29%)
  • Cyclist171 (15%)
  • Pedestrian119 (11%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1047 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1593 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20330 (30%)
  • 21 to 25158 (14%)
  • 26 to 35123 (11%)
  • 36 to 45102 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5563 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6583 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7559 (5.3%)
  • Over 7536 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider759 (68%)
  • Passenger235 (21%)
  • Pedestrian119 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car816 (55%)
  • Motorcycle333 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle180 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in East Suffolk

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Suffolk ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 90th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 1983

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 1983: 205, including 6 fatal and 61 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12205273661
2ndA453558014
3rdA11173338012
4thA146334108
5thA1021212108
6thA144212905
7thA154192104
8thA1144172206
9thA145162022
10thB1074161707
11thB1438131309
12thB1127121603
13thB1122111704
14thA1152101103
15thB1069101313
16thB1119101614
17thA10938901
18thB107871000
19thB10847902
20thB11237802

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 1983

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 1983: 264.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 1983

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 1983: 177.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 1983

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 1983: 440.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 1983, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years