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East Suffolk road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 750 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 2005, and 1,016 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2004 (752), and casualties rose from 995.

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

Collisions in 2005
750
Level with 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,016
Up 2% on 2004
Fatal collisions
10
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
14% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 2005

1.3% of collisions in East Suffolk in 2005 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious10714%
  • Slight63384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious12012%
  • Slight88587%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 750, level with 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (17%)
  • Tuesday107 (14%)
  • Wednesday109 (15%)
  • Thursday106 (14%)
  • Friday123 (16%)
  • Saturday97 (13%)
  • Sunday83 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59149 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59191 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (7.7%)
  • February51 (6.8%)
  • March40 (5.3%)
  • April45 (6%)
  • May76 (10%)
  • June50 (6.7%)
  • July75 (10%)
  • August51 (6.8%)
  • September63 (8.4%)
  • October81 (11%)
  • November83 (11%)
  • December77 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight562 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds588 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Other15 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry474 (63%)
  • Wet or damp230 (31%)
  • Frost or ice36 (4.8%)
  • Snow10 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph441 (59%)
  • 40 mph25 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph222 (30%)
  • 70 mph42 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway607 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout51 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant667 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (13%)
  • Pedestrian88 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist83 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4%)
  • 11 to 1547 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20223 (22%)
  • 21 to 25119 (12%)
  • 26 to 35159 (16%)
  • 36 to 45140 (14%)
  • 46 to 55104 (10%)
  • 56 to 6576 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.1%)
  • Over 7550 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider715 (70%)
  • Passenger213 (21%)
  • Pedestrian88 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,022 (74%)
  • Motorcycle135 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (3.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 81st most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2005

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Suffolk in 2005, with 40 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 2005

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 2005: 142, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12142212221
2ndA146243204
3rdA144233225
4thA14223014
5thA1117161903
6thA145162621
7thA1144131600
8thA154121510
9thB1127122001
10thB1074111400
11thB1078111301
12thA1120101503
13thB1062101500
14thA109491302
15thB111691302
16thB111991200
17thB10798900
18thA115271300
19thA12147803
20thB10697902

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 2005

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 2005: 204.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 2005

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 2005: 139.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 2005

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Waveney had the most collisions in 2005: 380.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years