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East Suffolk road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 800 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 1991, and 1,108 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 191 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1990 (881), and casualties fell from 1,143.

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

Collisions in 1991
800
Down 9% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,108
Down 3% on 1990
Fatal collisions
12
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
191
24% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 1991

1.5% of collisions in East Suffolk in 1991 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious19124%
  • Slight59775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious22620%
  • Slight87079%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 800, down 9% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (14%)
  • Tuesday113 (14%)
  • Wednesday120 (15%)
  • Thursday117 (15%)
  • Friday153 (19%)
  • Saturday95 (12%)
  • Sunday90 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59187 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (9.3%)
  • February33 (4.1%)
  • March68 (8.5%)
  • April58 (7.2%)
  • May70 (8.8%)
  • June63 (7.9%)
  • July81 (10%)
  • August70 (8.8%)
  • September77 (9.6%)
  • October69 (8.6%)
  • November76 (9.5%)
  • December61 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight593 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds646 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (8.5%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other29 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry521 (65%)
  • Wet or damp236 (30%)
  • Frost or ice36 (4.5%)
  • Snow7 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph400 (50%)
  • 40 mph52 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph298 (37%)
  • 70 mph44 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway671 (84%)
  • Roundabout49 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant608 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist189 (17%)
  • Cyclist155 (14%)
  • Pedestrian81 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1039 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1566 (6%)
  • 16 to 20261 (24%)
  • 21 to 25160 (14%)
  • 26 to 35188 (17%)
  • 36 to 45121 (11%)
  • 46 to 5570 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7558 (5.2%)
  • Over 7539 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider753 (68%)
  • Passenger274 (25%)
  • Pedestrian81 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car932 (65%)
  • Motorcycle182 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle162 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle24 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 93rd most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 1991

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 1991: 164, including 3 fatal and 42 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12164240342
2ndA1117323808
3rdA146274316
4thA45243304
5thA144182405
6thA1214161912
7thA145162506
8thB1074152713
9thA1144141703
10thB1122132713
11thB1127131602
12thB1119121502
13thA1021111101
14thA1094101402
15thA1120101604
16thA1152101203
17thB107892214
18thB11169902
19thB112391305
20thB143891001

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 1991

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 1991: 244.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 1991

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 1991: 175.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 1991

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Waveney had the most collisions in 1991: 405.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 1991, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years