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East Suffolk road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 716 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 2000, and 988 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1999 (751), and casualties rose from 958.

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

Collisions in 2000
716
Down 5% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
988
Up 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
15
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
17% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 2000

2.1% of collisions in East Suffolk in 2000 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.1%
  • Serious12517%
  • Slight57680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.6%
  • Serious15416%
  • Slight81883%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 716, down 5% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (14%)
  • Tuesday87 (12%)
  • Wednesday106 (15%)
  • Thursday117 (16%)
  • Friday126 (18%)
  • Saturday106 (15%)
  • Sunday76 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (8.8%)
  • February61 (8.5%)
  • March51 (7.1%)
  • April37 (5.2%)
  • May56 (7.8%)
  • June68 (9.5%)
  • July56 (7.8%)
  • August50 (7%)
  • September77 (11%)
  • October56 (7.8%)
  • November73 (10%)
  • December68 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight528 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds583 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry446 (62%)
  • Wet or damp234 (33%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.7%)
  • Mud4 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph442 (62%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph219 (31%)
  • 70 mph32 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway598 (84%)
  • Roundabout55 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant625 (63%)
  • Cyclist113 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (11%)
  • Pedestrian91 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1039 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1565 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20179 (18%)
  • 21 to 2596 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35163 (16%)
  • 36 to 45139 (14%)
  • 46 to 5585 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.7%)
  • Over 7536 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded75 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider658 (67%)
  • Passenger239 (24%)
  • Pedestrian91 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car958 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle114 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 105th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 2000

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 2000: 129, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12129193227
2ndA144293807
3rdA146273616
4thA1117253106
5thA154223202
6thA145182621
7thA14172704
8thB1116152211
9thB1438142503
10thA1144111301
11thA1214101400
12thA109491622
13thB107891200
14thA112081102
15thB112781102
16thA10217700
17thB112271011
18thB11237701
19thA11526711
20thB10696802

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 2000

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 2000: 187.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 2000

NR33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 2000: 117.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 2000

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 2000: 367.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 2000, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years