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East Suffolk road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 507 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 2016, and 674 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2015 (486), and casualties rose from 638.

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

Collisions in 2016
507
Up 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
674
Up 6% on 2015
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
16% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 2016

1.4% of collisions in East Suffolk in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious8016%
  • Slight42083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious9214%
  • Slight57585%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 507, up 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (13%)
  • Tuesday80 (16%)
  • Wednesday87 (17%)
  • Thursday84 (17%)
  • Friday78 (15%)
  • Saturday69 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.1%)
  • February38 (7.5%)
  • March39 (7.7%)
  • April38 (7.5%)
  • May41 (8.1%)
  • June34 (6.7%)
  • July43 (8.5%)
  • August56 (11%)
  • September40 (7.9%)
  • October45 (8.9%)
  • November58 (11%)
  • December44 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight393 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (9.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds387 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (8.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded36 (7.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry358 (71%)
  • Wet or damp136 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph278 (55%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph144 (28%)
  • 70 mph41 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded40 (7.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant451 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (13%)
  • Cyclist65 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20118 (18%)
  • 21 to 2568 (10%)
  • 26 to 3599 (15%)
  • 36 to 4583 (12%)
  • 46 to 5598 (15%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7550 (7.4%)
  • Over 7544 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider487 (72%)
  • Passenger139 (21%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car700 (75%)
  • Motorcycle87 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 79th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2016

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Suffolk in 2016, with 23 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 2016

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 2016: 89, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1289142115
2ndA14151700
3rdA144152104
4thA146152203
5thB1116101601
6thA115681010
7thA112071001
8thA14571202
9thB10797700
10thA109461001
11thB11236600
12thB112761003
13thB10625810
14thA10954701
15thA11524711
16thA12144400
17thA1544500
18thB11254510
19thB13754400
20thA10213300

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 2016

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 2016: 126.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 2016

NR33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 2016: 82.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 2016

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 2016: 286.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years