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East Suffolk road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 524 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 2017, and 700 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2016 (507), and casualties rose from 674.

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

Collisions in 2017
524
Up 3% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
700
Up 4% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
15% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 2017

1% of collisions in East Suffolk in 2017 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious7815%
  • Slight44184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious8612%
  • Slight60987%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 524, up 3% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (15%)
  • Tuesday95 (18%)
  • Wednesday82 (16%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday65 (12%)
  • Saturday75 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9%)
  • February28 (5.3%)
  • March47 (9%)
  • April29 (5.5%)
  • May45 (8.6%)
  • June43 (8.2%)
  • July49 (9.4%)
  • August40 (7.6%)
  • September52 (9.9%)
  • October38 (7.3%)
  • November56 (11%)
  • December50 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight396 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds422 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded38 (7.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry366 (70%)
  • Wet or damp138 (26%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph283 (54%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph149 (28%)
  • 70 mph33 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway433 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)
  • Not recorded24 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant437 (62%)
  • Cyclist83 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian67 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20101 (14%)
  • 21 to 2577 (11%)
  • 26 to 35131 (19%)
  • 36 to 4574 (11%)
  • 46 to 55105 (15%)
  • 56 to 6563 (9%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.1%)
  • Over 7542 (6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider479 (68%)
  • Passenger154 (22%)
  • Pedestrian67 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car697 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle69 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 68th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2017

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Suffolk in 2017, with 26 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 2017

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 2017: 69, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1269111110
2ndA14151813
3rdA47152120
4thA144111600
5thA146101500
6thB1127101202
7thA14591001
8thB111991103
9thA109481101
10thB13758901
11thA11447804
12thA1547703
13thB143871101
14thA11176602
15thA11566600
16thA12146701
17thB10625700
18thB11215502
19thA10214700
20thA11204501

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 2017

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 2017: 129.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 2017

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 2017: 91.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 2017

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 2017: 279.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 2017, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 26 December 2017.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years