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East Suffolk road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 535 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 2013, and 700 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2012 (571), and casualties fell from 752.

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

Collisions in 2013
535
Down 6% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
700
Down 7% on 2012
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
11% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 2013

1.3% of collisions in East Suffolk in 2013 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious5811%
  • Slight47088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious7511%
  • Slight61588%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 535, down 6% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (12%)
  • Tuesday87 (16%)
  • Wednesday85 (16%)
  • Thursday84 (16%)
  • Friday90 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (11%)
  • Sunday62 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (5.4%)
  • February39 (7.3%)
  • March35 (6.5%)
  • April40 (7.5%)
  • May47 (8.8%)
  • June35 (6.5%)
  • July48 (9%)
  • August54 (10%)
  • September53 (9.9%)
  • October60 (11%)
  • November47 (8.8%)
  • December48 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight410 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds420 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry339 (63%)
  • Wet or damp171 (32%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3%)
  • Snow8 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph282 (53%)
  • 40 mph36 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph152 (28%)
  • 70 mph41 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway427 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (10%)
  • Roundabout39 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant456 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (11%)
  • Cyclist67 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4%)
  • 16 to 20136 (19%)
  • 21 to 2575 (11%)
  • 26 to 35117 (17%)
  • 36 to 4587 (12%)
  • 46 to 5593 (13%)
  • 56 to 6567 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.6%)
  • Over 7542 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider511 (73%)
  • Passenger138 (20%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car725 (74%)
  • Motorcycle81 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 73rd most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2013

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Suffolk in 2013, with 25 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 2013

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 2013: 109, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1210916949
2ndA14212901
3rdA146141401
4thB1127141601
5thA1117131500
6thA1094111701
7thA145111201
8thA15491401
9thB10799900
10thB153291002
11thA14481002
12thB11167901
13thA11526801
14thA115661101
15thB112261000
16thB11256700
17thB14386601
18thA11205800
19thB10625601
20thB10695900

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 2013

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 2013: 134.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 2013

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 2013: 86.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 2013

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 2013: 296.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years