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East Suffolk road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 571 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 2012, and 752 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2011 (556), and casualties fell from 789.

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

Collisions in 2012
571
Up 3% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
752
Down 5% on 2011
Fatal collisions
9
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
15% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 2012

1.6% of collisions in East Suffolk in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious8815%
  • Slight47483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious9913%
  • Slight64386%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 571, up 3% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (15%)
  • Tuesday91 (16%)
  • Wednesday69 (12%)
  • Thursday74 (13%)
  • Friday96 (17%)
  • Saturday84 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.2%)
  • February40 (7%)
  • March54 (9.5%)
  • April45 (7.9%)
  • May40 (7%)
  • June37 (6.5%)
  • July54 (9.5%)
  • August59 (10%)
  • September57 (10%)
  • October39 (6.8%)
  • November57 (10%)
  • December48 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight443 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds455 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry366 (64%)
  • Wet or damp173 (30%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.7%)
  • Snow7 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph339 (59%)
  • 40 mph35 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph147 (26%)
  • 70 mph38 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway446 (78%)
  • Roundabout55 (9.6%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant453 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (12%)
  • Cyclist83 (11%)
  • Pedestrian64 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20136 (18%)
  • 21 to 2590 (12%)
  • 26 to 35113 (15%)
  • 36 to 45105 (14%)
  • 46 to 55107 (14%)
  • 56 to 6577 (10%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.8%)
  • Over 7538 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider530 (70%)
  • Passenger158 (21%)
  • Pedestrian64 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car740 (71%)
  • Motorcycle95 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 72nd most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2012

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Suffolk in 2012, with 37 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 2012

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 2012: 104, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12104151218
2ndA14183423
3rdA146182203
4thA145172114
5thA1117161901
6thA154121802
7thA1144111502
8thB1532111101
9thA109491600
10thA109591002
11thA14491001
12thB10628903
13thB107881101
14thB10798911
15thB111981103
16thA115271101
17thB107471301
18thB111671301
19thB11277902
20thA10216600

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 2012

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 2012: 147.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 2012

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 2012: 103.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 2012

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Waveney had the most collisions in 2012: 295.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 2012, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2012.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years