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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1981, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1980 (382), and casualties rose from 511.

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 1981
400
Up 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
518
Up 1% on 1980
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 1981

1.5% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1981 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious13534%
  • Slight25965%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious16131%
  • Slight35068%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 1981 is highlighted, with 400, up 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.5%)
  • February26 (6.5%)
  • March27 (6.8%)
  • April25 (6.3%)
  • May31 (7.8%)
  • June27 (6.8%)
  • July35 (8.8%)
  • August45 (11%)
  • September41 (10%)
  • October39 (9.8%)
  • November37 (9.3%)
  • December41 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other32 (8%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (69%)
  • Wet or damp104 (26%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.5%)
  • Snow7 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph147 (37%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph195 (49%)
  • 70 mph26 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (25%)
  • Cyclist58 (11%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20159 (31%)
  • 21 to 2575 (14%)
  • 26 to 3565 (13%)
  • 36 to 4549 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5529 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.8%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (69%)
  • Passenger134 (26%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car409 (60%)
  • Motorcycle136 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1981: 47, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124762213
2ndA453247013
3rdB1122162317
4thA154141414
5thA1021131501
6thA1152121602
7thB1078111104
8thA1094101704
9thA112091703
10thB10799902
11thB11199903
12thA109381102
13thA1448901
14thB10848906
15thB143881002
16thB10697802
17thB10776604
18thB11165500
19thB10824402
20thB10834503

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1981

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 1981: 75.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1981

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 1981: 103.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1981

East Suffolk recorded 841 collisions in 1981, and 48% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years