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East Suffolk road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 693 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 1998, and 909 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1997 (657), and casualties rose from 881.

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

Collisions in 1998
693
Up 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
909
Up 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
14% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 1998

1% of collisions in East Suffolk in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious9414%
  • Slight59285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious10912%
  • Slight79387%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 693, up 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (16%)
  • Tuesday102 (15%)
  • Wednesday110 (16%)
  • Thursday104 (15%)
  • Friday108 (16%)
  • Saturday91 (13%)
  • Sunday70 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59172 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.6%)
  • February45 (6.5%)
  • March55 (7.9%)
  • April53 (7.6%)
  • May48 (6.9%)
  • June62 (8.9%)
  • July54 (7.8%)
  • August71 (10%)
  • September63 (9.1%)
  • October45 (6.5%)
  • November78 (11%)
  • December66 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight505 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds545 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry427 (62%)
  • Wet or damp241 (35%)
  • Frost or ice25 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph422 (61%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph199 (29%)
  • 70 mph46 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway558 (81%)
  • Roundabout60 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant559 (61%)
  • Cyclist126 (14%)
  • Pedestrian100 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1568 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20164 (18%)
  • 21 to 25124 (14%)
  • 26 to 35149 (16%)
  • 36 to 45126 (14%)
  • 46 to 5581 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.5%)
  • Over 7530 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider591 (65%)
  • Passenger218 (24%)
  • Pedestrian100 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car931 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle131 (10%)
  • Motorcycle92 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 114th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 1998

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 1998: 134, including 5 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12134191523
2ndA1117314403
3rdA14273503
4thA146254003
5thA145192902
6thA154192103
7thB1074142300
8thA1021131301
9thA1144131601
10thA144131502
11thB1438121702
12thA1120101702
13thA1152101302
14thA121491401
15thB112391100
16thB106981202
17thB11228800
18thA10947903
19thA115671102
20thB10627802

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 1998

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 1998: 207.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 1998

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 1998: 137.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 1998

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 1998: 356.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 1998, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years