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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 472 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1982, and 646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 153 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1981 (400), and casualties rose from 518.

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 1982
472
Up 18% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
646
Up 25% on 1981
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
153
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 1982

1.5% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1982 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious15332%
  • Slight31266%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious18829%
  • Slight45070%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 1982 is highlighted, with 472, up 18% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (11%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday85 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7%)
  • February31 (6.6%)
  • March42 (8.9%)
  • April34 (7.2%)
  • May44 (9.3%)
  • June35 (7.4%)
  • July33 (7%)
  • August40 (8.5%)
  • September47 (10%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November38 (8.1%)
  • December46 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight326 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (11%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other80 (17%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (67%)
  • Wet or damp128 (27%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph158 (33%)
  • 40 mph68 (14%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph206 (44%)
  • 70 mph36 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway418 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (7%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant327 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist197 (30%)
  • Cyclist54 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20214 (33%)
  • 21 to 2596 (15%)
  • 26 to 3585 (13%)
  • 36 to 4558 (9%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.5%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider415 (64%)
  • Passenger190 (29%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car502 (61%)
  • Motorcycle184 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.4%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Suffolk Coastal

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 1982

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1982: 92, including 4 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1292146428
2ndA453555012
3rdA1152182706
4thB1438182405
5thA1093172205
6thA154161804
7thB1079111404
8thB1078101206
9thB106991304
10thB112291303
11thA10218801
12thA112081001
13thB111681004
14thB10777903
15thA10945801
16thB10825601
17thB11195602
18thA1443400
19thB10843602
20thB11253301

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1982

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 1982: 81.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1982

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 1982: 106.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1982

East Suffolk recorded 953 collisions in 1982, and 50% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1982, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years