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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 382 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1980, and 511 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1979 (414), and casualties fell from 543.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,047 collisions in Suffolk Coastal.

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

Collisions in 1980
382
Down 8% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
511
Down 6% on 1979
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 1980

1.6% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1980 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious13636%
  • Slight24063%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious16132%
  • Slight34267%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 1980 is highlighted, with 382, down 8% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (11%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday76 (20%)
  • Saturday53 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.3%)
  • February26 (6.8%)
  • March33 (8.6%)
  • April32 (8.4%)
  • May41 (11%)
  • June42 (11%)
  • July27 (7.1%)
  • August33 (8.6%)
  • September39 (10%)
  • October24 (6.3%)
  • November25 (6.5%)
  • December32 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (68%)
  • Wet or damp109 (29%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph139 (36%)
  • 40 mph39 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph102 (27%)
  • 70 mph101 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (88%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (33%)
  • Cyclist43 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20164 (32%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 3585 (17%)
  • 36 to 4549 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5520 (3.9%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.5%)
  • Over 7519 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (68%)
  • Passenger123 (24%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car354 (56%)
  • Motorcycle168 (26%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Suffolk Coastal

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 1980

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1980: 51, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA125179121
2ndA452935010
3rdB1079162205
4thA154151613
5thA1152132007
6thB1122131903
7thB1119111202
8thB1438111604
9thA1021101103
10thA11207905
11thB10787902
12thB10827802
13thB106961003
14thB112361311
15thA10944601
16thB10844501
17thB11164502
18thA10933401
19thB10833403
20thA1442201

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1980

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 1980: 77.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1980

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 1980: 105.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1980

East Suffolk recorded 883 collisions in 1980, and 43% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1980, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1980.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years