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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 514 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1984, and 670 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1983 (440), and casualties rose from 571.

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 1984
514
Up 17% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
670
Up 17% on 1983
Fatal collisions
11
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 1984

2.1% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1984 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious16833%
  • Slight33565%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious20130%
  • Slight45868%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 1984 is highlighted, with 514, up 17% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (15%)
  • Tuesday69 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (12%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday96 (19%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday62 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.4%)
  • February25 (4.9%)
  • March31 (6%)
  • April38 (7.4%)
  • May46 (8.9%)
  • June44 (8.6%)
  • July47 (9.1%)
  • August40 (7.8%)
  • September52 (10%)
  • October45 (8.8%)
  • November53 (10%)
  • December55 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight360 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (59%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other140 (27%)

Road surface

  • Dry307 (60%)
  • Wet or damp190 (37%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph198 (39%)
  • 40 mph68 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph212 (41%)
  • 70 mph34 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway463 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist201 (30%)
  • Cyclist88 (13%)
  • Pedestrian56 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1559 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20200 (30%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 3593 (14%)
  • 36 to 4569 (10%)
  • 46 to 5548 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider468 (70%)
  • Passenger146 (22%)
  • Pedestrian56 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (57%)
  • Motorcycle192 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1984: 89, including 1 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1289137137
2ndA453147213
3rdA1152242807
4thB1438232605
5thB1122181906
6thA154172205
7thA1021151505
8thB1079151805
9thB1069111504
10thA109491603
11thB107891201
12thB11199914
13thA112071103
14thB11257803
15thB10826600
16thB108361201
17thB11166602
18thB10845602
19thB10774501
20thA10933300

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1984

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 1984: 101.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1984

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 1984: 133.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1984

East Suffolk recorded 991 collisions in 1984, and 52% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years