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East Suffolk road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 385 road traffic collisions in East Suffolk in 2025, and 496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2024 (328), and casualties rose from 419.

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

Collisions in 2025
385
Up 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
496
Up 18% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
28% of collisions

Crash severity in East Suffolk in 2025

0.8% of collisions in East Suffolk in 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.6% and 21% in East Suffolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious10628%
  • Slight27672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious12024%
  • Slight37375%

East Suffolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Suffolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 991 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 385, up 17% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 385
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (17%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (11%)
  • Thursday68 (18%)
  • Friday55 (14%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.1%)
  • February27 (7%)
  • March37 (9.6%)
  • April28 (7.3%)
  • May34 (8.8%)
  • June33 (8.6%)
  • July31 (8.1%)
  • August40 (10%)
  • September32 (8.3%)
  • October35 (9.1%)
  • November25 (6.5%)
  • December32 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (72%)
  • Wet or damp94 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph218 (57%)
  • 40 mph27 (7%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph91 (24%)
  • 70 mph24 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway322 (84%)
  • Roundabout27 (7%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Suffolk in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (61%)
  • Cyclist54 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (10%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (5.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2064 (13%)
  • 21 to 2548 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3573 (15%)
  • 36 to 4565 (13%)
  • 46 to 5557 (11%)
  • 56 to 6560 (12%)
  • 66 to 7543 (8.7%)
  • Over 7544 (8.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (71%)
  • Passenger94 (19%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car511 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Suffolk in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Suffolk had the 75th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2025

Beccles & Worlingham, East Suffolk, NR34 9TH area, Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area and Kirkley & Pakefield, East Suffolk, NR33 0RZ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in East Suffolk in 2025, with 18 collisions each.

Roads in East Suffolk with the most crashes in 2025

The A12 had the most collisions in East Suffolk in 2025: 60, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Suffolk, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA126090122
2ndA14132602
3rdB1532111202
4thB1062101001
5thA14691707
6thA4791301
7thA11527804
8thA12147900
9thB111971103
10thA11176900
11thA1446701
12thB11166601
13thB14386703
14thA115651001
15thB10745601
16thA10954411
17thA11204501
18thA1454602
19thA1544501
20thB10783400

Towns in East Suffolk: crashes in 2025

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in East Suffolk in 2025: 102.

Postcode districts in East Suffolk: crashes in 2025

NR33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Suffolk in 2025: 75.

Former districts in East Suffolk in 2025

East Suffolk now covers 2 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, Waveney had the most collisions in 2025: 200.

Latest crashes in East Suffolk in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in East Suffolk in 2025, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2025.

Severity

East Suffolk road accidents in other years