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East Suffolk road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 2018, and 544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2017 (524), and casualties fell from 700.

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

Collisions in 2018
404
Down 23% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
544
Down 22% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
17% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 2018

1% of collisions in East Suffolk in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6917%
  • Slight33182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious7313%
  • Slight46786%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 404, down 23% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 404
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday73 (18%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday62 (15%)
  • Saturday49 (12%)
  • Sunday39 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.7%)
  • February34 (8.4%)
  • March20 (5%)
  • April23 (5.7%)
  • May39 (9.7%)
  • June51 (13%)
  • July43 (11%)
  • August25 (6.2%)
  • September26 (6.4%)
  • October30 (7.4%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December43 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (9.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (71%)
  • Wet or damp106 (26%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph213 (53%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (3%)
  • 60 mph108 (27%)
  • 70 mph34 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (11%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant345 (63%)
  • Cyclist68 (13%)
  • Pedestrian55 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2083 (15%)
  • 21 to 2552 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3575 (14%)
  • 36 to 4561 (11%)
  • 46 to 5573 (13%)
  • 56 to 6565 (12%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.5%)
  • Over 7545 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (69%)
  • Passenger113 (21%)
  • Pedestrian55 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car573 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 90th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2018

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Suffolk in 2018, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 2018

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 2018: 54, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12548028
2ndA14202804
3rdA146121805
4thA145101302
5thA4791101
6thB111981103
7thB143881001
8thB10786702
9thA11175600
10thA11525801
11thA12145800
12thB11165500
13thB11235902
14thB11275700
15thA11563500
16thA1443402
17thB10623310
18thB10743300
19thB10843400
20thB11253401

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 2018

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 2018: 92.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 2018

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 2018: 64.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 2018

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 2018: 223.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years