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East Suffolk road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 554 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 2014, and 716 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2013 (535), and casualties rose from 700.

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

Collisions in 2014
554
Up 4% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
716
Up 2% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
10% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 2014

1.1% of collisions in East Suffolk in 2014 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious5810%
  • Slight49088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious608.4%
  • Slight65091%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 554, up 4% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (13%)
  • Tuesday94 (17%)
  • Wednesday73 (13%)
  • Thursday82 (15%)
  • Friday90 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.1%)
  • February39 (7%)
  • March52 (9.4%)
  • April46 (8.3%)
  • May44 (7.9%)
  • June44 (7.9%)
  • July50 (9%)
  • August62 (11%)
  • September31 (5.6%)
  • October57 (10%)
  • November44 (7.9%)
  • December40 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight436 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds454 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (8.1%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry387 (70%)
  • Wet or damp154 (28%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph295 (53%)
  • 40 mph41 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph11 (2%)
  • 60 mph153 (28%)
  • 70 mph47 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway424 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout53 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant466 (65%)
  • Cyclist81 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (11%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8%)
  • Van occupant14 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20122 (17%)
  • 21 to 2576 (11%)
  • 26 to 35115 (16%)
  • 36 to 4599 (14%)
  • 46 to 55103 (14%)
  • 56 to 6561 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7543 (6%)
  • Over 7543 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider522 (73%)
  • Passenger137 (19%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car751 (73%)
  • Motorcycle87 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 74th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2014

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Suffolk in 2014, with 33 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 2014

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 2014: 112, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12112156112
2ndA14233102
3rdA146182401
4thA144152303
5thA145141700
6thB1078131922
7thA1117121400
8thB1062111200
9thA1094101100
10thB1438101301
11thA112091100
12thA115291001
13thB111681202
14thA12147702
15thB10747701
16thB153271001
17thB11196702
18thA11445500
19thA11565601
20thA15451101

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 2014

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 2014: 116.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 2014

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 2014: 90.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 2014

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 2014: 311.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years