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East Suffolk road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 979 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 1986, and 1,277 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 273 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1985 (925), and casualties rose from 1,213.

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

Collisions in 1986
979
Up 6% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,277
Up 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
15
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
273
28% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 1986

1.5% of collisions in East Suffolk in 1986 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious27328%
  • Slight69171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.3%
  • Serious31725%
  • Slight94474%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 979, up 6% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday159 (16%)
  • Tuesday136 (14%)
  • Wednesday150 (15%)
  • Thursday154 (16%)
  • Friday151 (15%)
  • Saturday130 (13%)
  • Sunday99 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59134 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59183 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59259 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (7.8%)
  • February61 (6.2%)
  • March77 (7.9%)
  • April68 (6.9%)
  • May81 (8.3%)
  • June94 (9.6%)
  • July89 (9.1%)
  • August72 (7.4%)
  • September81 (8.3%)
  • October91 (9.3%)
  • November92 (9.4%)
  • December97 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight730 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (9.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds578 (59%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other243 (25%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry592 (60%)
  • Wet or damp331 (34%)
  • Frost or ice46 (4.7%)
  • Snow7 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph537 (55%)
  • 40 mph77 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph307 (31%)
  • 70 mph51 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway796 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout62 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant571 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist356 (28%)
  • Cyclist157 (12%)
  • Pedestrian102 (8%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1036 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1599 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20373 (29%)
  • 21 to 25179 (14%)
  • 26 to 35151 (12%)
  • 36 to 45147 (12%)
  • 46 to 5585 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6582 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7566 (5.2%)
  • Over 7538 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider870 (68%)
  • Passenger305 (24%)
  • Pedestrian102 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car992 (58%)
  • Motorcycle353 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle163 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (3.8%)
  • Minibus18 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How East Suffolk ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 76th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 1986

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 1986: 244, including 5 fatal and 73 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12244342573
2ndA45355219
3rdA1117303504
4thA145253807
5thA146242701
6thA144232607
7thA1214213004
8thB1079192506
9thA1152172505
10thA1021161701
11thA154151513
12thB1438151705
13thB1078141808
14thA1144131600
15thB1062131718
16thB1119121516
17thB1122121807
18thB1127111202
19thA1156101513
20thB1069101402

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 1986

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 1986: 250.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 1986

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 1986: 149.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 1986

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 1986: 519.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 1986, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years