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East Suffolk road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 556 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 2011, and 789 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2010 (552), and casualties rose from 729.

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

Collisions in 2011
556
Up 1% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
789
Up 8% on 2010
Fatal collisions
9
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
14% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 2011

1.6% of collisions in East Suffolk in 2011 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious8014%
  • Slight46784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious8811%
  • Slight69188%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 556, up 1% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (13%)
  • Wednesday80 (14%)
  • Thursday83 (15%)
  • Friday110 (20%)
  • Saturday71 (13%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.8%)
  • February39 (7%)
  • March33 (5.9%)
  • April44 (7.9%)
  • May50 (9%)
  • June57 (10%)
  • July38 (6.8%)
  • August58 (10%)
  • September61 (11%)
  • October36 (6.5%)
  • November56 (10%)
  • December35 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight434 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds464 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Other10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry414 (74%)
  • Wet or damp128 (23%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph314 (56%)
  • 40 mph38 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph144 (26%)
  • 70 mph44 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway436 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout46 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant498 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (12%)
  • Cyclist74 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian54 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1530 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20173 (22%)
  • 21 to 2589 (11%)
  • 26 to 3597 (12%)
  • 36 to 45109 (14%)
  • 46 to 5593 (12%)
  • 56 to 6568 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7551 (6.5%)
  • Over 7545 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider527 (67%)
  • Passenger208 (26%)
  • Pedestrian54 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car722 (71%)
  • Motorcycle100 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 78th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2011

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Suffolk in 2011, with 30 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 2011

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 2011: 110, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12110162017
2ndA14243423
3rdA1117172601
4thB1074152006
5thA144131602
6thA145121301
7thB1062121803
8thA1152112102
9thB1078101110
10thA14691803
11thB106991001
12thB112781212
13thB14388901
14thB11237811
15thB112571801
16thB13757802
17thB111661001
18thA115651101
19thA121451000
20thA1545800

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 2011

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 2011: 124.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 2011

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 2011: 100.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 2011

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 2011: 317.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years