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East Suffolk road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 655 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 2009, and 961 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2008 (668), and casualties rose from 912.

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

Collisions in 2009
655
Down 2% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
961
Up 5% on 2008
Fatal collisions
15
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
14% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 2009

2.3% of collisions in East Suffolk in 2009 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious9414%
  • Slight54683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious11712%
  • Slight82986%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 655, down 2% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (16%)
  • Tuesday109 (17%)
  • Wednesday89 (14%)
  • Thursday88 (13%)
  • Friday105 (16%)
  • Saturday89 (14%)
  • Sunday73 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (7.8%)
  • February52 (7.9%)
  • March38 (5.8%)
  • April71 (11%)
  • May54 (8.2%)
  • June64 (9.8%)
  • July57 (8.7%)
  • August51 (7.8%)
  • September64 (9.8%)
  • October53 (8.1%)
  • November52 (7.9%)
  • December48 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight520 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds506 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (12%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other20 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry446 (68%)
  • Wet or damp177 (27%)
  • Frost or ice25 (3.8%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph368 (56%)
  • 40 mph47 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph179 (27%)
  • 70 mph43 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway536 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout41 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant620 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (12%)
  • Pedestrian93 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist86 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1049 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1555 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20189 (20%)
  • 21 to 25105 (11%)
  • 26 to 35129 (13%)
  • 36 to 45147 (15%)
  • 46 to 55103 (11%)
  • 56 to 6581 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4%)
  • Over 7542 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider647 (67%)
  • Passenger221 (23%)
  • Pedestrian93 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car878 (73%)
  • Motorcycle122 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Suffolk ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 72nd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2009

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Suffolk in 2009, with 40 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 2009

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 2009: 136, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12136221316
2ndA146314605
3rdA145193103
4thA1117172310
5thA144173605
6thA14151913
7thB1438131501
8thA1144121402
9thB1062121700
10thB1119122211
11thA1152111601
12thB1074111305
13thB1079111511
14thA154101201
15thB1069102212
16thB1127101704
17thA10947922
18thA12146901
19thA11455801
20thA11565600

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 2009

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 2009: 179.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 2009

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 2009: 115.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 2009

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Waveney had the most collisions in 2009: 332.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 2009, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years