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East Suffolk road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 2024, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2023 (275), and casualties rose from 375.

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

Collisions in 2024
328
Up 19% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
419
Up 12% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
31% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 2024

1.2% of collisions in East Suffolk in 2024 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious10131%
  • Slight22368%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious11327%
  • Slight30272%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 328, up 19% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 328
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (17%)
  • Friday45 (14%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.8%)
  • February21 (6.4%)
  • March22 (6.7%)
  • April20 (6.1%)
  • May27 (8.2%)
  • June32 (9.8%)
  • July41 (13%)
  • August31 (9.5%)
  • September30 (9.1%)
  • October34 (10%)
  • November22 (6.7%)
  • December19 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (74%)
  • Wet or damp79 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (3%)
  • 30 mph170 (52%)
  • 40 mph28 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph90 (27%)
  • 70 mph17 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout30 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (12%)
  • Cyclist46 (11%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2051 (12%)
  • 21 to 2532 (7.6%)
  • 26 to 3563 (15%)
  • 36 to 4550 (12%)
  • 46 to 5551 (12%)
  • 56 to 6553 (13%)
  • 66 to 7533 (7.9%)
  • Over 7546 (11%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (74%)
  • Passenger65 (16%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (71%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Suffolk ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 93rd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2024

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Suffolk in 2024, with 17 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 2024

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 2024: 48, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124867016
2ndA47162105
3rdA14111205
4thA14691803
5thB15329902
6thA11178901
7thB111981304
8thA12146702
9thA11525601
10thA1455812
11thB10695502
12thB11165604
13thB14385501
14thA1444402
15thB10744700
16thB13754402
17thA10943702
18thA11563301
19thA1543400
20thB10783400

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 2024

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 2024: 85.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 2024

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 2024: 61.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 2024

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Suffolk Coastal had the most collisions in 2024: 171.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 2024, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2024.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years