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East Suffolk road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 881 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 1990, and 1,143 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 235 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1989 (907), and casualties fell from 1,199.

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

Collisions in 1990
881
Down 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,143
Down 5% on 1989
Fatal collisions
12
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
235
27% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 1990

1.4% of collisions in East Suffolk in 1990 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious23527%
  • Slight63472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious26823%
  • Slight86275%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 881, down 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (15%)
  • Tuesday110 (12%)
  • Wednesday131 (15%)
  • Thursday131 (15%)
  • Friday137 (16%)
  • Saturday131 (15%)
  • Sunday107 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59122 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59153 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59151 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59218 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8.2%)
  • February65 (7.4%)
  • March57 (6.5%)
  • April71 (8.1%)
  • May77 (8.7%)
  • June84 (9.5%)
  • July87 (9.9%)
  • August73 (8.3%)
  • September75 (8.5%)
  • October66 (7.5%)
  • November84 (9.5%)
  • December70 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight647 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds701 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry580 (66%)
  • Wet or damp292 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph453 (51%)
  • 40 mph60 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph317 (36%)
  • 70 mph50 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway723 (82%)
  • Roundabout57 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road55 (6.2%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant590 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist234 (20%)
  • Cyclist151 (13%)
  • Pedestrian105 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3%)
  • 11 to 1568 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20294 (26%)
  • 21 to 25159 (14%)
  • 26 to 35186 (16%)
  • 36 to 45122 (11%)
  • 46 to 5585 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6572 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7562 (5.4%)
  • Over 7537 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider787 (69%)
  • Passenger251 (22%)
  • Pedestrian105 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,005 (64%)
  • Motorcycle242 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle156 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 91st most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
91st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 1990

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 1990: 184, including 4 fatal and 45 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12184253445
2ndA1464470011
3rdA11173138010
4thA144243108
5thB1438202705
6thA1152193305
7thA45192624
8thB1122182215
9thA1120151805
10thA1214151603
11thB1074151702
12thA1144131410
13thB1127132104
14thA145121904
15thA1021101105
16thB1078101402
17thB1116101304
18thB107991101
19thB112391115
20thB106281102

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 1990

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 1990: 249.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 1990

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 1990: 180.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 1990

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 1990: 457.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 1990, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years