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East Suffolk road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 666 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 1995, and 899 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1994 (701), and casualties fell from 956.

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

Collisions in 1995
666
Down 5% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
899
Down 6% on 1994
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
19% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 1995

0.9% of collisions in East Suffolk in 1995 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious12819%
  • Slight53280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious15517%
  • Slight73782%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 1995 is highlighted, with 666, down 5% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (13%)
  • Tuesday96 (14%)
  • Wednesday91 (14%)
  • Thursday98 (15%)
  • Friday117 (18%)
  • Saturday102 (15%)
  • Sunday77 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8.4%)
  • February38 (5.7%)
  • March45 (6.8%)
  • April43 (6.5%)
  • May57 (8.6%)
  • June57 (8.6%)
  • July60 (9%)
  • August70 (11%)
  • September59 (8.9%)
  • October69 (10%)
  • November53 (8%)
  • December59 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight501 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds532 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (12%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry453 (68%)
  • Wet or damp190 (29%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph360 (54%)
  • 40 mph31 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph230 (35%)
  • 70 mph35 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway555 (83%)
  • Roundabout45 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant507 (56%)
  • Cyclist131 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (12%)
  • Pedestrian107 (12%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1045 (5%)
  • 11 to 1577 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20163 (18%)
  • 21 to 25113 (13%)
  • 26 to 35159 (18%)
  • 36 to 4593 (10%)
  • 46 to 5577 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6560 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.7%)
  • Over 7537 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider569 (63%)
  • Passenger223 (25%)
  • Pedestrian107 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car812 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle140 (12%)
  • Motorcycle112 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 114th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 1995

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 1995: 145, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12145213128
2ndA146324906
3rdA145284207
4thA14202412
5thB1074182903
6thA1117152001
7thB1062131403
8thB1127121603
9thA144111304
10thA1144101203
11thB143891101
12thA10218800
13thA109481101
14thB107881504
15thB112281001
16thB112381001
17thA11566700
18thA121461101
19thB10826700
20thB11196700

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 1995

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 1995: 194.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 1995

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 1995: 117.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 1995

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Waveney had the most collisions in 1995: 355.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 1995, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years