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East Suffolk road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 2019, and 605 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2018 (404), and casualties rose from 544.

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

Collisions in 2019
427
Up 6% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
605
Up 11% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
21% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 2019

0.9% of collisions in East Suffolk in 2019 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious8921%
  • Slight33478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious10217%
  • Slight49982%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 427, up 6% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday74 (17%)
  • Friday66 (15%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.7%)
  • February31 (7.3%)
  • March42 (9.8%)
  • April35 (8.2%)
  • May36 (8.4%)
  • June33 (7.7%)
  • July44 (10%)
  • August21 (4.9%)
  • September32 (7.5%)
  • October35 (8.2%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December38 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (68%)
  • Wet or damp130 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph246 (58%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph107 (25%)
  • 70 mph26 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant396 (65%)
  • Cyclist62 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (10%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2074 (12%)
  • 21 to 2558 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35104 (17%)
  • 36 to 4571 (12%)
  • 46 to 5578 (13%)
  • 56 to 6557 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7543 (7.1%)
  • Over 7537 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider420 (69%)
  • Passenger133 (22%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car615 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle61 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 83rd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2019

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Suffolk in 2019, with 24 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 2019

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 2019: 69, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1269111013
2ndA1117182303
3rdA146162804
4thA14111803
5thB1438101501
6thA109491304
7thA112091102
8thA4781001
9thB112281301
10thA1447702
11thB10626611
12thB107861001
13thB10796600
14thA1455902
15thB107451102
16thB107751203
17thB11235601
18thB15325500
19thA11524602
20thA11564400

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 2019

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 2019: 122.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 2019

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 2019: 78.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 2019

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 2019: 232.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years