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East Suffolk road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 758 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 1992, and 1,040 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1991 (800), and casualties fell from 1,108.

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

Collisions in 1992
758
Down 5% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,040
Down 6% on 1991
Fatal collisions
8
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
24% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 1992

1.1% of collisions in East Suffolk in 1992 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious18324%
  • Slight56775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious22321%
  • Slight80978%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 1992 is highlighted, with 758, down 5% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (14%)
  • Tuesday107 (14%)
  • Wednesday108 (14%)
  • Thursday116 (15%)
  • Friday130 (17%)
  • Saturday107 (14%)
  • Sunday81 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59201 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (8.3%)
  • February49 (6.5%)
  • March60 (7.9%)
  • April57 (7.5%)
  • May68 (9%)
  • June53 (7%)
  • July67 (8.8%)
  • August65 (8.6%)
  • September64 (8.4%)
  • October58 (7.7%)
  • November73 (9.6%)
  • December81 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight535 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds591 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Other21 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry471 (62%)
  • Wet or damp266 (35%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph376 (50%)
  • 40 mph51 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph270 (36%)
  • 70 mph52 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway620 (82%)
  • Roundabout60 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant590 (57%)
  • Cyclist158 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (14%)
  • Pedestrian83 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1043 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1570 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20219 (21%)
  • 21 to 25149 (14%)
  • 26 to 35166 (16%)
  • 36 to 45118 (11%)
  • 46 to 5583 (8%)
  • 56 to 6575 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7550 (4.8%)
  • Over 7541 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider690 (66%)
  • Passenger267 (26%)
  • Pedestrian83 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car928 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle161 (12%)
  • Motorcycle136 (9.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 98th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
98th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 1992

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 1992: 168, including 1 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12168262138
2ndA1117313705
3rdA45294417
4thA144252805
5thA146243407
6thA1214162205
7thA1144151801
8thA145152003
9thB1074152204
10thA1152142521
11thB1438131813
12thA1021121205
13thB1062122312
14thB1122111401
15thB1127111702
16thA1120101903
17thA15491000
18thB111691104
19thB106981102
20thB107981602

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 1992

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 1992: 206.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 1992

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 1992: 149.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 1992

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 1992: 383.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 1992, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years