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East Suffolk road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 690 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 2003, and 923 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2002 (698), and casualties fell from 954.

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

Collisions in 2003
690
Down 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
923
Down 3% on 2002
Fatal collisions
10
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
14% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 2003

1.4% of collisions in East Suffolk in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious9614%
  • Slight58485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious11713%
  • Slight79286%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 690, down 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (15%)
  • Tuesday113 (16%)
  • Wednesday102 (15%)
  • Thursday109 (16%)
  • Friday113 (16%)
  • Saturday79 (11%)
  • Sunday70 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59196 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (9.4%)
  • February44 (6.4%)
  • March50 (7.2%)
  • April48 (7%)
  • May50 (7.2%)
  • June63 (9.1%)
  • July67 (9.7%)
  • August62 (9%)
  • September68 (9.9%)
  • October60 (8.7%)
  • November54 (7.8%)
  • December59 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight517 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds577 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry483 (70%)
  • Wet or damp181 (26%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph387 (56%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph235 (34%)
  • 70 mph41 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway549 (80%)
  • Roundabout82 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant580 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (13%)
  • Cyclist91 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian82 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20183 (20%)
  • 21 to 2577 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 35134 (15%)
  • 36 to 45130 (14%)
  • 46 to 5598 (11%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.6%)
  • Over 7542 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded68 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider621 (67%)
  • Passenger220 (24%)
  • Pedestrian82 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car883 (72%)
  • Motorcycle131 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 100th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2003

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Suffolk in 2003, with 44 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 2003

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 2003: 148, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12148208222
2ndA146405613
3rdA1117243104
4thA14243312
5thA154182202
6thA144162412
7thB1078121602
8thA145101602
9thB1122101401
10thA112091101
11thB107491200
12thB112792103
13thB10828802
14thA10957911
15thA11447801
16thA12147800
17thB111671001
18thB111971420
19thB14387703
20thA10946601

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 2003

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 2003: 185.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 2003

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 2003: 109.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 2003

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 2003: 353.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 2003, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years