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East Suffolk road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 753 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 2001, and 1,018 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2000 (716), and casualties rose from 988.

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

Collisions in 2001
753
Up 5% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,018
Up 3% on 2000
Fatal collisions
11
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
15% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 2001

1.5% of collisions in East Suffolk in 2001 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious11315%
  • Slight62984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious13413%
  • Slight87386%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 753, up 5% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (16%)
  • Tuesday117 (16%)
  • Wednesday98 (13%)
  • Thursday104 (14%)
  • Friday128 (17%)
  • Saturday104 (14%)
  • Sunday82 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59196 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.3%)
  • February46 (6.1%)
  • March61 (8.1%)
  • April52 (6.9%)
  • May67 (8.9%)
  • June65 (8.6%)
  • July51 (6.8%)
  • August70 (9.3%)
  • September68 (9%)
  • October88 (12%)
  • November64 (8.5%)
  • December66 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight543 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds592 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (12%)
  • Fog or mist16 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other29 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry488 (65%)
  • Wet or damp226 (30%)
  • Frost or ice25 (3.3%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)
  • Mud4 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph458 (61%)
  • 40 mph15 (2%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph211 (28%)
  • 70 mph56 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway610 (81%)
  • Roundabout58 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant651 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (12%)
  • Cyclist98 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian98 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1045 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1568 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20176 (17%)
  • 21 to 25104 (10%)
  • 26 to 35150 (15%)
  • 36 to 45148 (15%)
  • 46 to 5585 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.2%)
  • Over 7545 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded75 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider652 (64%)
  • Passenger268 (26%)
  • Pedestrian98 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,045 (76%)
  • Motorcycle124 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in East Suffolk

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Suffolk ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 98th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2001

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Suffolk in 2001, with 43 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 2001

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 2001: 158, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12158235322
2ndA1117304302
3rdA14263512
4thA146232504
5thA144202503
6thA145193113
7thB1438132004
8thB1062121503
9thB1119121512
10thB1074111302
11thA109491101
12thA114491103
13thA115291502
14thA15491002
15thB112291001
16thA115681511
17thA11207900
18thB112371001
19thA10216600
20thB10796700

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 2001

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 2001: 219.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 2001

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 2001: 140.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 2001

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Waveney had the most collisions in 2001: 392.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years