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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 519 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1986, and 703 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 153 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1985 (485), and casualties rose from 653.

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 1986
519
Up 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
703
Up 8% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
153
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 1986

1.9% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1986 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious15329%
  • Slight35669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious18326%
  • Slight50972%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 1986 is highlighted, with 519, up 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (17%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (12%)
  • Thursday82 (16%)
  • Friday72 (14%)
  • Saturday81 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59155 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.9%)
  • February34 (6.6%)
  • March43 (8.3%)
  • April34 (6.6%)
  • May51 (9.8%)
  • June42 (8.1%)
  • July45 (8.7%)
  • August36 (6.9%)
  • September40 (7.7%)
  • October52 (10%)
  • November51 (9.8%)
  • December50 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight383 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (56%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other154 (30%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (57%)
  • Wet or damp187 (36%)
  • Frost or ice26 (5%)
  • Snow7 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (33%)
  • 40 mph63 (12%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph235 (45%)
  • 70 mph42 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway437 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout29 (5.6%)
  • 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 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant385 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (20%)
  • Cyclist64 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20173 (25%)
  • 21 to 25112 (16%)
  • 26 to 3597 (14%)
  • 36 to 4589 (13%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.3%)
  • Over 7519 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider467 (66%)
  • Passenger191 (27%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car569 (63%)
  • Motorcycle141 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 1986

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1986: 91, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1291136224
2ndA45365319
3rdA1214213004
4thB1079192506
5thA1152172505
6thA1021161701
7thA154151513
8thB1438151705
9thB1078141808
10thB1119121516
11thB1122121807
12thA1156101513
13thB1069101402
14thA10949913
15thA112061002
16thA1445702
17thB10775701
18thB10835500
19thB10845900
20thB11165501

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1986

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 1986: 87.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1986

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 1986: 115.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1986

East Suffolk recorded 979 collisions in 1986, and 53% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1986, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years