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East Suffolk road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 991 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 1984, and 1,286 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 297 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1983 (876), and casualties rose from 1,113.

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

Collisions in 1984
991
Up 13% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,286
Up 16% on 1983
Fatal collisions
24
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
297
30% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 1984

2.4% of collisions in East Suffolk in 1984 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal242.4%
  • Serious29730%
  • Slight67068%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal262%
  • Serious35828%
  • Slight90270%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 991, up 13% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (15%)
  • Tuesday154 (16%)
  • Wednesday135 (14%)
  • Thursday141 (14%)
  • Friday174 (18%)
  • Saturday127 (13%)
  • Sunday116 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59187 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59242 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59128 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (6.3%)
  • February57 (5.8%)
  • March67 (6.8%)
  • April73 (7.4%)
  • May89 (9%)
  • June82 (8.3%)
  • July87 (8.8%)
  • August89 (9%)
  • September104 (10%)
  • October93 (9.4%)
  • November103 (10%)
  • December85 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight685 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit182 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting116 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds621 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other245 (25%)

Road surface

  • Dry631 (64%)
  • Wet or damp331 (33%)
  • Frost or ice29 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph544 (55%)
  • 40 mph84 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph318 (32%)
  • 70 mph43 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway864 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road55 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout24 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant496 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist400 (31%)
  • Cyclist191 (15%)
  • Pedestrian141 (11%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1044 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 15126 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 20416 (32%)
  • 21 to 25157 (12%)
  • 26 to 35141 (11%)
  • 36 to 45121 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5587 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6571 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7567 (5.2%)
  • Over 7531 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider869 (68%)
  • Passenger276 (21%)
  • Pedestrian141 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car882 (53%)
  • Motorcycle402 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle195 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in East Suffolk

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Suffolk ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 78th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 1984

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 1984: 210, including 5 fatal and 67 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12210300567
2ndA11173541114
3rdA453147213
4thA144263427
5thA146264116
6thA1152242807
7thA145243116
8thB1438232605
9thB1074212519
10thB1122181906
11thB1127182316
12thA154172205
13thA1021151505
14thB1079151805
15thA1144111622
16thB1069111504
17thB1123101202
18thA109491603
19thB107891201
20thB11199914

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 1984

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 1984: 284.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 1984

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 1984: 189.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 1984

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 1984: 514.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 1984, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years