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East Suffolk road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 2023, and 375 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 28% on 2022 (381), and casualties fell from 501.

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

Collisions in 2023
275
Down 28% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
375
Down 25% on 2022
Fatal collisions
7
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
25% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 2023

2.5% of collisions in East Suffolk in 2023 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious6925%
  • Slight19972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious8523%
  • Slight28375%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 275, down 28% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 275
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (20%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday38 (14%)
  • Friday38 (14%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (23%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5.5%)
  • February24 (8.7%)
  • March25 (9.1%)
  • April10 (3.6%)
  • May18 (6.5%)
  • June26 (9.5%)
  • July28 (10%)
  • August33 (12%)
  • September27 (9.8%)
  • October24 (8.7%)
  • November20 (7.3%)
  • December25 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (10%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (70%)
  • Wet or damp67 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph153 (56%)
  • 40 mph22 (8%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph67 (24%)
  • 70 mph11 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (85%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (59%)
  • Pedestrian47 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (11%)
  • Cyclist37 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2033 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2536 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3555 (15%)
  • 36 to 4543 (11%)
  • 46 to 5539 (10%)
  • 56 to 6566 (18%)
  • 66 to 7533 (8.8%)
  • Over 7521 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (68%)
  • Passenger74 (20%)
  • Pedestrian47 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car337 (69%)
  • Motorcycle45 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 126th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2023

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Suffolk in 2023, with 24 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 2023

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 2023: 32, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12325225
2ndA146122404
3rdA1117101201
4thA4781503
5thA147902
6thB10627704
7thB10696800
8thB11196702
9thA14451000
10thB11225712
11thB11255701
12thB14375503
13thA10214400
14thA11444502
15thB10794401
16thB11164402
17thB14384510
18thA11203402
19thA11523610
20thA12143401

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 2023

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 2023: 72.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 2023

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 2023: 50.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 2023

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 2023: 147.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 2023, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years