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East Suffolk road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 705 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 1996, and 944 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1995 (666), and casualties rose from 899.

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

Collisions in 1996
705
Up 6% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
944
Up 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
13
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
15% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 1996

1.8% of collisions in East Suffolk in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious10715%
  • Slight58583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious12413%
  • Slight80785%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 705, up 6% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (14%)
  • Tuesday113 (16%)
  • Wednesday95 (13%)
  • Thursday104 (15%)
  • Friday126 (18%)
  • Saturday96 (14%)
  • Sunday71 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59169 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.7%)
  • February60 (8.5%)
  • March53 (7.5%)
  • April46 (6.5%)
  • May61 (8.7%)
  • June47 (6.7%)
  • July64 (9.1%)
  • August67 (9.5%)
  • September56 (7.9%)
  • October66 (9.4%)
  • November75 (11%)
  • December56 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight510 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds549 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other24 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry460 (65%)
  • Wet or damp203 (29%)
  • Frost or ice30 (4.3%)
  • Snow11 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph405 (57%)
  • 40 mph20 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph216 (31%)
  • 70 mph51 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway581 (82%)
  • Roundabout49 (7%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant610 (65%)
  • Cyclist128 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian75 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1578 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20182 (19%)
  • 21 to 25126 (13%)
  • 26 to 35163 (17%)
  • 36 to 45128 (14%)
  • 46 to 5569 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.1%)
  • Over 7535 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider619 (66%)
  • Passenger250 (26%)
  • Pedestrian75 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car926 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (10%)
  • Motorcycle92 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in East Suffolk

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Suffolk ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 109th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 1996

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 1996: 160, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12160239226
2ndA146405524
3rdA144192303
4thA14182002
5thA1117172112
6thA1144161802
7thA145152102
8thB1122141505
9thB1062121502
10thB1127122212
11thA1094111301
12thA1214111602
13thB1119111201
14thA1021101102
15thB1438101201
16thB107481110
17thB111681502
18thA11207802
19thA115271401
20thA15461100

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 1996

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 1996: 201.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 1996

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 1996: 134.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 1996

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Waveney had the most collisions in 1996: 362.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 1996, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years