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East Suffolk road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 686 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 2006, and 946 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2005 (750), and casualties fell from 1,016.

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

Collisions in 2006
686
Down 9% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
946
Down 7% on 2005
Fatal collisions
17
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
12% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 2006

2.5% of collisions in East Suffolk in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious8412%
  • Slight58585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.3%
  • Serious10011%
  • Slight82487%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 686, down 9% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (14%)
  • Tuesday99 (14%)
  • Wednesday110 (16%)
  • Thursday91 (13%)
  • Friday119 (17%)
  • Saturday86 (13%)
  • Sunday85 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (6.6%)
  • February49 (7.1%)
  • March49 (7.1%)
  • April54 (7.9%)
  • May57 (8.3%)
  • June47 (6.9%)
  • July67 (9.8%)
  • August63 (9.2%)
  • September61 (8.9%)
  • October75 (11%)
  • November74 (11%)
  • December45 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight521 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds563 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry469 (68%)
  • Wet or damp205 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph419 (61%)
  • 40 mph31 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph20 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph175 (26%)
  • 70 mph36 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway565 (82%)
  • Roundabout54 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant606 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (13%)
  • Pedestrian88 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist81 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1545 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20195 (21%)
  • 21 to 2589 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35156 (16%)
  • 36 to 45156 (16%)
  • 46 to 55101 (11%)
  • 56 to 6573 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.9%)
  • Over 7536 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider669 (71%)
  • Passenger189 (20%)
  • Pedestrian88 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car916 (72%)
  • Motorcycle124 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 87th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2006

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Suffolk in 2006, with 41 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 2006

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 2006: 127, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12127200415
2ndA146274302
3rdA145161612
4thA14152411
5thA1156132002
6thB1127131701
7thA1144121701
8thA1117111301
9thA144111411
10thB1375111802
11thA15491303
12thB143891600
13thB111981002
14thA12147700
15thB10627901
16thB106971110
17thB11167901
18thB112271112
19thB112371400
20thA109461201

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 2006

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 2006: 178.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 2006

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 2006: 120.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 2006

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 2006: 354.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years