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East Suffolk road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 891 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 1988, and 1,212 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 219 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1987 (914), and casualties rose from 1,197.

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

Collisions in 1988
891
Down 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,212
Up 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
20
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
219
25% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 1988

2.2% of collisions in East Suffolk in 1988 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.2%
  • Serious21925%
  • Slight65273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.9%
  • Serious25221%
  • Slight93777%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 891, down 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (14%)
  • Tuesday132 (15%)
  • Wednesday132 (15%)
  • Thursday134 (15%)
  • Friday134 (15%)
  • Saturday132 (15%)
  • Sunday98 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59160 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59223 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (9.7%)
  • February53 (5.9%)
  • March72 (8.1%)
  • April56 (6.3%)
  • May69 (7.7%)
  • June68 (7.6%)
  • July86 (9.7%)
  • August73 (8.2%)
  • September69 (7.7%)
  • October82 (9.2%)
  • November96 (11%)
  • December81 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight657 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds598 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds124 (14%)
  • Fog or mist21 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other112 (13%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry515 (58%)
  • Wet or damp354 (40%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph480 (54%)
  • 40 mph55 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph292 (33%)
  • 70 mph60 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway726 (81%)
  • Roundabout62 (7%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant596 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist251 (21%)
  • Cyclist148 (12%)
  • Pedestrian123 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1041 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 15117 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20323 (27%)
  • 21 to 25163 (13%)
  • 26 to 35167 (14%)
  • 36 to 45129 (11%)
  • 46 to 5573 (6%)
  • 56 to 6578 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7563 (5.2%)
  • Over 7540 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider771 (64%)
  • Passenger318 (26%)
  • Pedestrian123 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,001 (63%)
  • Motorcycle267 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle151 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 85th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
85th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 1988

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 1988: 187, including 10 fatal and 45 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA121872661045
2ndA45324728
3rdA1117283103
4thA146283703
5thA145253105
6thA144196006
7thB1438172305
8thB1074162604
9thA1021151615
10thA1214151905
11thA154141612
12thB1122141501
13thA1152132103
14thB1119131503
15thA1144121203
16thB1083111503
17thB1127111303
18thA1120101622
19thB1062101001
20thA109491303

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 1988

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 1988: 247.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 1988

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 1988: 170.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 1988

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 1988: 462.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years