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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 485 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1985, and 653 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1984 (514), and casualties fell from 670.

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 1985
485
Down 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
653
Down 3% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 1985

1.6% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1985 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious16133%
  • Slight31665%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious19129%
  • Slight45470%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 1985 is highlighted, with 485, down 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday83 (17%)
  • Wednesday50 (10%)
  • Thursday60 (12%)
  • Friday91 (19%)
  • Saturday76 (16%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (9.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.4%)
  • February30 (6.2%)
  • March31 (6.4%)
  • April34 (7%)
  • May42 (8.7%)
  • June45 (9.3%)
  • July45 (9.3%)
  • August52 (11%)
  • September42 (8.7%)
  • October35 (7.2%)
  • November52 (11%)
  • December51 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight354 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (53%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other120 (25%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (54%)
  • Wet or damp187 (39%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.7%)
  • Snow11 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (32%)
  • 40 mph63 (13%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph206 (42%)
  • 70 mph54 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway406 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (12%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist155 (24%)
  • Cyclist54 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian32 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20176 (27%)
  • 21 to 25124 (19%)
  • 26 to 3595 (15%)
  • 36 to 4559 (9%)
  • 46 to 5537 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.5%)
  • Over 7521 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider441 (68%)
  • Passenger180 (28%)
  • Pedestrian32 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car542 (63%)
  • Motorcycle161 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1985: 103, including 1 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12103153135
2ndA454555211
3rdA1152172106
4thB1438121404
5thB1122111513
6thA1021101201
7thA154101501
8thB107891805
9thB107991302
10thB106981004
11thA10947700
12thA11207704
13thB108271000
14thB111971004
15thB11166702
16thA12145503
17thB108451504
18thB10774400
19thB11173301
20thA1442201

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1985

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 1985: 83.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1985

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 1985: 125.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1985

East Suffolk recorded 925 collisions in 1985, and 52% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1985, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years