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East Suffolk road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 668 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 2008, and 912 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2007 (654), and casualties rose from 870.

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

Collisions in 2008
668
Up 2% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
912
Up 5% on 2007
Fatal collisions
10
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
15% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 2008

1.5% of collisions in East Suffolk in 2008 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious9715%
  • Slight56184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious10712%
  • Slight79387%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 668, up 2% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (15%)
  • Tuesday102 (15%)
  • Wednesday111 (17%)
  • Thursday107 (16%)
  • Friday99 (15%)
  • Saturday77 (12%)
  • Sunday75 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8.4%)
  • February46 (6.9%)
  • March49 (7.3%)
  • April56 (8.4%)
  • May64 (9.6%)
  • June47 (7%)
  • July73 (11%)
  • August49 (7.3%)
  • September60 (9%)
  • October66 (9.9%)
  • November44 (6.6%)
  • December58 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight527 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds546 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (8.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry448 (67%)
  • Wet or damp189 (28%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph380 (57%)
  • 40 mph47 (7%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph181 (27%)
  • 70 mph49 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway530 (79%)
  • Roundabout62 (9.3%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant588 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (13%)
  • Cyclist84 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian83 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20188 (21%)
  • 21 to 25101 (11%)
  • 26 to 35135 (15%)
  • 36 to 45140 (15%)
  • 46 to 5584 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6570 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.7%)
  • Over 7552 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider638 (70%)
  • Passenger191 (21%)
  • Pedestrian83 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car876 (72%)
  • Motorcycle124 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 74th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2008

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Suffolk in 2008, with 37 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 2008

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 2008: 127, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12127185216
2ndA146334702
3rdA14243104
4thA145213013
5thB1074212901
6thA144141812
7thA1117121501
8thA154121601
9thB1062101702
10thB1069101502
11thB1119101902
12thA115291201
13thA121491601
14thA102181102
15thA109481201
16thA11448801
17thA11568900
18thB10788901
19thA10957812
20thA112071411

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 2008

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 2008: 184.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 2008

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 2008: 136.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 2008

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 2008: 336.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years