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East Suffolk road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 714 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 1993, and 970 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1992 (758), and casualties fell from 1,040.

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

Collisions in 1993
714
Down 6% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
970
Down 7% on 1992
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
20% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 1993

1.7% of collisions in East Suffolk in 1993 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious14020%
  • Slight56279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious17318%
  • Slight78481%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 1993 is highlighted, with 714, down 6% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (14%)
  • Tuesday118 (17%)
  • Wednesday107 (15%)
  • Thursday112 (16%)
  • Friday114 (16%)
  • Saturday107 (15%)
  • Sunday57 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59197 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (8.5%)
  • February42 (5.9%)
  • March53 (7.4%)
  • April51 (7.1%)
  • May69 (9.7%)
  • June72 (10%)
  • July73 (10%)
  • August65 (9.1%)
  • September69 (9.7%)
  • October54 (7.6%)
  • November60 (8.4%)
  • December45 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight544 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds555 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry478 (67%)
  • Wet or damp226 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph358 (50%)
  • 40 mph45 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph271 (38%)
  • 70 mph38 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway588 (82%)
  • Roundabout52 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant565 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (14%)
  • Cyclist137 (14%)
  • Pedestrian91 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1043 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1572 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20172 (18%)
  • 21 to 25127 (13%)
  • 26 to 35160 (16%)
  • 36 to 45111 (11%)
  • 46 to 5598 (10%)
  • 56 to 6566 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7551 (5.3%)
  • Over 7539 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider629 (65%)
  • Passenger250 (26%)
  • Pedestrian91 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car883 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle143 (11%)
  • Motorcycle137 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 103rd most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 1993

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 1993: 140, including 5 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12140203521
2ndA1463156010
3rdA1117243000
4thA45222803
5thB1438182403
6thA145151814
7thB1074151603
8thB1127151803
9thA1144141601
10thA144131803
11thA154121606
12thB1062111902
13thB1078101702
14thA112091104
15thA121491302
16thB112291501
17thA102181101
18thB11198803
19thB112581504
20thA109571202

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 1993

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 1993: 189.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 1993

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 1993: 135.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 1993

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 1993: 367.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 1993, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1993.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years