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East Suffolk road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 332 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 2021, and 436 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2020 (330), and casualties rose from 409.

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

Collisions in 2021
332
Up 1% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
436
Up 7% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
25% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 2021

1.5% of collisions in East Suffolk in 2021 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious8325%
  • Slight24473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious8820%
  • Slight34379%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 2021 is highlighted, with 332, up 1% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 332
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (16%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (16%)
  • Sunday31 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (4.2%)
  • February23 (6.9%)
  • March22 (6.6%)
  • April27 (8.1%)
  • May35 (11%)
  • June32 (9.6%)
  • July30 (9%)
  • August36 (11%)
  • September26 (7.8%)
  • October33 (9.9%)
  • November31 (9.3%)
  • December23 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (7.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (74%)
  • Wet or damp66 (20%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph197 (59%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph73 (22%)
  • 70 mph21 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout20 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (60%)
  • Cyclist58 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (10%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2049 (11%)
  • 21 to 2556 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (15%)
  • 36 to 4554 (12%)
  • 46 to 5569 (16%)
  • 56 to 6555 (13%)
  • 66 to 7531 (7.1%)
  • Over 7527 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (73%)
  • Passenger73 (17%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle47 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 90th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2021

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Suffolk in 2021, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 2021

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 2021: 52, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA125275213
2ndA47162403
3rdA146101702
4thA111781002
5thA1471802
6thB13757803
7thA1446711
8thA1546701
9thA10215703
10thA11565501
11thB107851003
12thB11195701
13thB15325602
14thB10624601
15thA10943400
16thA1453401
17thB10743300
18thB10823301
19thB11233301
20thB14373500

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 2021

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 2021: 103.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 2021

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 2021: 65.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 2021

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Waveney had the most collisions in 2021: 173.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 2021, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years