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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 440 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1983, and 571 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (472), and casualties fell from 646.

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 1983
440
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
571
Down 12% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 1983

1.8% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1983 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious15736%
  • Slight27563%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious17831%
  • Slight38567%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 1983 is highlighted, with 440, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (17%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8%)
  • February23 (5.2%)
  • March38 (8.6%)
  • April30 (6.8%)
  • May31 (7%)
  • June36 (8.2%)
  • July45 (10%)
  • August44 (10%)
  • September37 (8.4%)
  • October40 (9.1%)
  • November39 (8.9%)
  • December42 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other107 (24%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (62%)
  • Wet or damp152 (35%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (38%)
  • 40 mph51 (12%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph185 (42%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway379 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (8%)
  • Roundabout22 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist162 (28%)
  • Cyclist71 (12%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20156 (27%)
  • 21 to 2597 (17%)
  • 26 to 3563 (11%)
  • 36 to 4560 (11%)
  • 46 to 5533 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.7%)
  • Over 7519 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (69%)
  • Passenger138 (24%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car437 (58%)
  • Motorcycle166 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1983: 84, including 3 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1284113330
2ndA453558014
3rdA1021212108
4thA154192104
5thB1438131309
6thB1122111704
7thA1152101103
8thB1069101313
9thB1119101614
10thA10938901
11thB107871000
12thB10847902
13thB10776706
14thB10796803
15thA10945602
16thA11205913
17thB10825501
18thB10834804
19thB11163410
20thB11233401

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1983

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 1983: 95.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1983

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 1983: 124.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1983

East Suffolk recorded 876 collisions in 1983, and 50% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1983, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years