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East Suffolk road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 486 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 2015, and 638 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2014 (554), and casualties fell from 716.

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

Collisions in 2015
486
Down 12% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
638
Down 11% on 2014
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
12% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 2015

1.9% of collisions in East Suffolk in 2015 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious5612%
  • Slight42187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious589.1%
  • Slight57089%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 486, down 12% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (13%)
  • Tuesday77 (16%)
  • Wednesday82 (17%)
  • Thursday79 (16%)
  • Friday73 (15%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.3%)
  • February39 (8%)
  • March51 (10%)
  • April28 (5.8%)
  • May30 (6.2%)
  • June41 (8.4%)
  • July42 (8.6%)
  • August35 (7.2%)
  • September47 (9.7%)
  • October42 (8.6%)
  • November53 (11%)
  • December33 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight385 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry333 (69%)
  • Wet or damp139 (29%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph267 (55%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph150 (31%)
  • 70 mph29 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway396 (81%)
  • Roundabout49 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (11%)
  • Cyclist69 (11%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3%)
  • 16 to 2083 (13%)
  • 21 to 2589 (14%)
  • 26 to 35112 (18%)
  • 36 to 4588 (14%)
  • 46 to 5578 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (8%)
  • 66 to 7545 (7.1%)
  • Over 7542 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider470 (74%)
  • Passenger108 (17%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car649 (74%)
  • Motorcycle73 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 82nd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2015

Beccles & Worlingham, East Suffolk, NR34 9TH area and Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area were among the busiest accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2015, with 16 collisions each.

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 2015

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 2015: 88, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1288116312
2ndA146193801
3rdA145162104
4thA14141810
5thA1117121400
6thA144121601
7thA154111310
8thA10958900
9thB107981310
10thA11207801
11thB10627800
12thB106971011
13thB112771002
14thB15327802
15thA11526700
16thA121461001
17thB11166600
18thB111961101
19thB14386800
20thA10945701

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 2015

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 2015: 91.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 2015

NR34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 2015: 69.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 2015

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 2015: 276.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years