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East Suffolk road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 752 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 2004, and 995 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2003 (690), and casualties rose from 923.

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

Collisions in 2004
752
Up 9% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
995
Up 8% on 2003
Fatal collisions
10
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
14% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 2004

1.3% of collisions in East Suffolk in 2004 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious10814%
  • Slight63484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious12613%
  • Slight85886%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 752, up 9% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (14%)
  • Tuesday92 (12%)
  • Wednesday120 (16%)
  • Thursday119 (16%)
  • Friday117 (16%)
  • Saturday107 (14%)
  • Sunday93 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59196 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (6.6%)
  • February52 (6.9%)
  • March63 (8.4%)
  • April61 (8.1%)
  • May58 (7.7%)
  • June59 (7.8%)
  • July74 (9.8%)
  • August70 (9.3%)
  • September65 (8.6%)
  • October70 (9.3%)
  • November63 (8.4%)
  • December67 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight571 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds615 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry469 (62%)
  • Wet or damp249 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.3%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (0.9%)
  • Mud6 (0.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph417 (55%)
  • 40 mph34 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph15 (2%)
  • 60 mph226 (30%)
  • 70 mph57 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway581 (77%)
  • Roundabout72 (9.6%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant649 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (13%)
  • Cyclist89 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian79 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.3%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1552 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20195 (20%)
  • 21 to 2581 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 35151 (15%)
  • 36 to 45124 (12%)
  • 46 to 5590 (9%)
  • 56 to 6584 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.3%)
  • Over 7541 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded72 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider682 (69%)
  • Passenger234 (24%)
  • Pedestrian79 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car995 (73%)
  • Motorcycle128 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 90th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2004

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Suffolk in 2004, with 41 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 2004

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 2004: 157, including 5 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12157238520
2ndA14293915
3rdA1117283104
4thA146273904
5thA145212703
6thA144202802
7thB1079172001
8thA1152142211
9thB1062122021
10thB1438121500
11thA1094111402
12thA154111500
13thB1119111302
14thA1214101201
15thB1074101302
16thB112791302
17thA11448902
18thB107881301
19thB111671003
20thB10696902

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 2004

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 2004: 194.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 2004

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 2004: 126.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 2004

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 2004: 388.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 2004, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years