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East Suffolk road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 698 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 2002, and 954 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2001 (753), and casualties fell from 1,018.

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

Collisions in 2002
698
Down 7% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
954
Down 6% on 2001
Fatal collisions
15
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
12% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 2002

2.1% of collisions in East Suffolk in 2002 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.1%
  • Serious8412%
  • Slight59986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious10010%
  • Slight83988%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 2002 is highlighted, with 698, down 7% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (13%)
  • Tuesday89 (13%)
  • Wednesday94 (13%)
  • Thursday125 (18%)
  • Friday119 (17%)
  • Saturday97 (14%)
  • Sunday82 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59108 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (8.3%)
  • February60 (8.6%)
  • March49 (7%)
  • April59 (8.5%)
  • May63 (9%)
  • June51 (7.3%)
  • July64 (9.2%)
  • August60 (8.6%)
  • September58 (8.3%)
  • October64 (9.2%)
  • November59 (8.5%)
  • December53 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight516 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds551 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry456 (65%)
  • Wet or damp229 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)
  • Mud3 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph404 (58%)
  • 40 mph12 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph215 (31%)
  • 70 mph50 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway564 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (8%)
  • Roundabout53 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant645 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (11%)
  • Cyclist86 (9%)
  • Pedestrian81 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1042 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1554 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20153 (16%)
  • 21 to 2575 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 35152 (16%)
  • 36 to 45147 (15%)
  • 46 to 5598 (10%)
  • 56 to 6563 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7548 (5%)
  • Over 7537 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded67 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider634 (66%)
  • Passenger239 (25%)
  • Pedestrian81 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car948 (74%)
  • Motorcycle112 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Suffolk ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 104th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2002

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Suffolk in 2002, with 37 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 2002

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 2002: 149, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12149226419
2ndA146355118
3rdA1117273110
4thA14263204
5thA145202601
6thA144182723
7thA1094172502
8thA154152201
9thB1079121301
10thA1120112113
11thB1438111702
12thB1119101302
13thB107481202
14thB112781300
15thA10957800
16thA11447900
17thA115261100
18thB111661100
19thB11226801
20thA10215500

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 2002

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 2002: 195.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 2002

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 2002: 127.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 2002

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Waveney had the most collisions in 2002: 355.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 2002, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years