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East Suffolk road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 657 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 1997, and 881 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1996 (705), and casualties fell from 944.

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

Collisions in 1997
657
Down 7% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
881
Down 7% on 1996
Fatal collisions
12
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
15% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 1997

1.8% of collisions in East Suffolk in 1997 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious9715%
  • Slight54883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious11914%
  • Slight75085%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 657, down 7% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (13%)
  • Tuesday92 (14%)
  • Wednesday117 (18%)
  • Thursday98 (15%)
  • Friday126 (19%)
  • Saturday76 (12%)
  • Sunday61 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.5%)
  • February39 (5.9%)
  • March37 (5.6%)
  • April51 (7.8%)
  • May66 (10%)
  • June45 (6.8%)
  • July77 (12%)
  • August70 (11%)
  • September50 (7.6%)
  • October66 (10%)
  • November62 (9.4%)
  • December45 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight493 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds520 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (12%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other34 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry427 (65%)
  • Wet or damp210 (32%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph391 (60%)
  • 40 mph13 (2%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph198 (30%)
  • 70 mph46 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway527 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout49 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant539 (61%)
  • Cyclist114 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (11%)
  • Pedestrian90 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3%)
  • 6 to 1036 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1557 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20140 (16%)
  • 21 to 2594 (11%)
  • 26 to 35155 (18%)
  • 36 to 4594 (11%)
  • 46 to 5597 (11%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.7%)
  • Over 7535 (4%)
  • Not recorded57 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider568 (64%)
  • Passenger223 (25%)
  • Pedestrian90 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car838 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle120 (10%)
  • Motorcycle98 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 126th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 1997

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 1997: 133, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12133199324
2ndA146354607
3rdA1117242904
4thA144223233
5thA14203013
6thA145172513
7thA154172002
8thB1074171904
9thA1144131601
10thB1438121401
11thA1214111300
12thB1122101201
13thB111991104
14thB107981401
15thA10217800
16thA10957800
17thB11277701
18thA115261011
19thB106261501
20thA11205702

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 1997

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 1997: 189.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 1997

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 1997: 132.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 1997

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Waveney had the most collisions in 1997: 358.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years