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East Suffolk road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 701 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 1994, and 956 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1993 (714), and casualties fell from 970.

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

Collisions in 1994
701
Down 2% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
956
Down 1% on 1993
Fatal collisions
14
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
18% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 1994

2% of collisions in East Suffolk in 1994 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious12918%
  • Slight55880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.8%
  • Serious16818%
  • Slight77181%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 1994 is highlighted, with 701, down 2% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (12%)
  • Tuesday107 (15%)
  • Wednesday99 (14%)
  • Thursday109 (16%)
  • Friday112 (16%)
  • Saturday124 (18%)
  • Sunday68 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59145 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (9%)
  • February44 (6.3%)
  • March68 (9.7%)
  • April38 (5.4%)
  • May66 (9.4%)
  • June58 (8.3%)
  • July65 (9.3%)
  • August71 (10%)
  • September51 (7.3%)
  • October55 (7.8%)
  • November55 (7.8%)
  • December67 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight533 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds557 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry465 (66%)
  • Wet or damp198 (28%)
  • Frost or ice32 (4.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph395 (56%)
  • 40 mph38 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph225 (32%)
  • 70 mph34 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway576 (82%)
  • Roundabout51 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant555 (58%)
  • Cyclist140 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (12%)
  • Pedestrian89 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1051 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1573 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20169 (18%)
  • 21 to 25129 (13%)
  • 26 to 35156 (16%)
  • 36 to 45101 (11%)
  • 46 to 5594 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6578 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.9%)
  • Over 7531 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider619 (65%)
  • Passenger248 (26%)
  • Pedestrian89 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car873 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle143 (11%)
  • Motorcycle120 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 109th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 1994

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 1994: 134, including 7 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12134196718
2ndA146314001
3rdA1117304004
4thA45243615
5thA1144181902
6thB1122162715
7thA1120131804
8thB1074131802
9thA144121403
10thA145122012
11thA154111402
12thB1119111703
13thB1123111401
14thB1127111215
15thB1438101305
16thA115291402
17thB106281502
18thB111681602
19thA12147700
20thB107971002

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 1994

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 1994: 205.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 1994

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 1994: 142.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 1994

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Waveney had the most collisions in 1994: 364.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 1994, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years