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Suffolk Coastal road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 16,047 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025, and 21,913 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 279 were fatal and 3,554 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 184 collisions, up 8% on 2024 (171), and casualties rose from 216 to 244.

District council until April 2019, now part of East Suffolk. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
16,047
Casualties
21,913
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
279
1.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
184
Up 8% on 2024

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal

1.7% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2791.7%
  • Serious3,55422%
  • Slight12,21476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3081.4%
  • Serious4,20219%
  • Slight17,40379%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. In 2025 there were 184, up 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 184
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025184244
2024171216
2023147198
2022196273
2021157215
2020181229
2019232344
2018223299
2017279386
2016286389
2015276360
2014311416
2013296410
2012278376
2011317463
2010295390
2009326466
2008336461
2007350481
2006354513
2005376517
2004388530
2003353479
2002349482
2001364522
2000367522
1999381492
1998356471
1997315441
1996344475
1995312438
1994339493
1993367523
1992383536
1991395561
1990457611
1989445605
1988462646
1987473625
1986519703
1985485653
1984514670
1983440571
1982472646
1981400518
1980382511
1979414543

When and where crashes happen in Suffolk Coastal

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,194 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,349 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,343 (15%)
  • Thursday2,387 (15%)
  • Friday2,622 (16%)
  • Saturday2,243 (14%)
  • Sunday1,909 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59488 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59220 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,240 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,403 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,041 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,103 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,155 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,397 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,240 (7.7%)
  • February1,050 (6.5%)
  • March1,201 (7.5%)
  • April1,146 (7.1%)
  • May1,358 (8.5%)
  • June1,353 (8.4%)
  • July1,454 (9.1%)
  • August1,464 (9.1%)
  • September1,444 (9%)
  • October1,411 (8.8%)
  • November1,504 (9.4%)
  • December1,422 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,971 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,284 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,580 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit107 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown99 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,805 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,787 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds274 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist224 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds178 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds115 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds35 (0.2%)
  • Other1,510 (9.4%)
  • Not recorded119 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,292 (64%)
  • Wet or damp5,053 (31%)
  • Frost or ice479 (3%)
  • Snow154 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep28 (0.2%)
  • Mud12 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph45 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph6,508 (41%)
  • 40 mph1,173 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph361 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph6,142 (38%)
  • 70 mph1,818 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,259 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway1,514 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout956 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road250 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded68 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant13,844 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist3,345 (15%)
  • Cyclist1,957 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian1,431 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant571 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)327 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant148 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant113 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant76 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant54 (0.2%)
  • Other47 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5355 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10655 (3%)
  • 11 to 151,123 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 204,535 (21%)
  • 21 to 252,683 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,428 (16%)
  • 36 to 452,769 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,101 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 651,755 (8%)
  • 66 to 751,168 (5.3%)
  • Over 751,030 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded311 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider15,046 (69%)
  • Passenger5,436 (25%)
  • Pedestrian1,431 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car20,111 (70%)
  • Motorcycle3,364 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle2,004 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,296 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,151 (4%)
  • Other vehicle294 (1%)
  • Bus or coach224 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car137 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle99 (0.3%)
  • Minibus92 (0.3%)
  • Other58 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Suffolk Coastal

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Suffolk Coastal

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Suffolk Coastal

Eastern Felixstowe, East Suffolk, IP11 7QS area is the busiest accident hotspot in Suffolk Coastal, with 347 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 41 of them serious.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025: 2,701, including 72 fatal and 580 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA122,7014,26372580
2ndA145717961782
3rdA154500633676
4thB14384846253114
5thA4548168415142
6thA1152444649894
7thB1119388514996
8thB1122379524988
9thB1078345498591
10thB1079343431460
11thA1094332478771
12thA1021331370164
13thA1214320420156
14thA1120317463588
15thB1116316426576
16thB1069285414569
17thA1156216305836
18thB1084167241353
19thB1125156234333
20thB1082151169125

Towns in Suffolk Coastal

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025: 2,467.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025: 3,425.

East Suffolk and its former districts

East Suffolk recorded 31,552 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 51% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal

Of the latest 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 19 December 2025.

Severity