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East Suffolk road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 751 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 1999, and 958 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1998 (693), and casualties rose from 909.

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

Collisions in 1999
751
Up 8% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
958
Up 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
10
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
15% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 1999

1.3% of collisions in East Suffolk in 1999 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious11015%
  • Slight63184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious12513%
  • Slight82386%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 751, up 8% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (17%)
  • Tuesday88 (12%)
  • Wednesday114 (15%)
  • Thursday88 (12%)
  • Friday125 (17%)
  • Saturday103 (14%)
  • Sunday109 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59144 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (8.8%)
  • February40 (5.3%)
  • March52 (6.9%)
  • April61 (8.1%)
  • May56 (7.5%)
  • June84 (11%)
  • July67 (8.9%)
  • August70 (9.3%)
  • September68 (9.1%)
  • October62 (8.3%)
  • November62 (8.3%)
  • December63 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight564 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds587 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry478 (64%)
  • Wet or damp227 (30%)
  • Frost or ice36 (4.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph455 (61%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph234 (31%)
  • 70 mph33 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway613 (82%)
  • Roundabout55 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant560 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (14%)
  • Cyclist119 (12%)
  • Pedestrian99 (10%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2%)
  • 6 to 1051 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1566 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20185 (19%)
  • 21 to 2599 (10%)
  • 26 to 35166 (17%)
  • 36 to 45103 (11%)
  • 46 to 55109 (11%)
  • 56 to 6555 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.4%)
  • Over 7533 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded39 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider634 (66%)
  • Passenger225 (23%)
  • Pedestrian99 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car966 (71%)
  • Motorcycle133 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 98th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 1999

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 1999: 163, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12163231221
2ndA146375109
3rdA1117243013
4thA144202604
5thA154202402
6thA1120132003
7thA145131701
8thA14121402
9thB1438121302
10thA1144111103
11thB1074111203
12thB1119111200
13thA1094101401
14thA1156101201
15thB1122101501
16thB107791812
17thB107991402
18thB111691312
19thA102181001
20thA10958801

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 1999

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 1999: 205.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 1999

NR33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 1999: 130.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 1999

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 1999: 381.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years