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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 473 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1987, and 625 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1986 (519), and casualties fell from 703.

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 1987
473
Down 9% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
625
Down 11% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 1987

2.1% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1987 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious12326%
  • Slight34072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious15224%
  • Slight46374%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 1987 is highlighted, with 473, down 9% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday71 (15%)
  • Saturday70 (15%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.7%)
  • February31 (6.6%)
  • March33 (7%)
  • April24 (5.1%)
  • May34 (7.2%)
  • June40 (8.5%)
  • July43 (9.1%)
  • August50 (11%)
  • September45 (9.5%)
  • October46 (9.7%)
  • November54 (11%)
  • December46 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (56%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other121 (26%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (58%)
  • Wet or damp175 (37%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.6%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (35%)
  • 40 mph46 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph204 (43%)
  • 70 mph49 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway397 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (8%)
  • Roundabout33 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (19%)
  • Cyclist64 (10%)
  • Pedestrian55 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7%)
  • 16 to 20175 (28%)
  • 21 to 2585 (14%)
  • 26 to 3596 (15%)
  • 36 to 4571 (11%)
  • 46 to 5549 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4%)
  • Over 7515 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider408 (65%)
  • Passenger162 (26%)
  • Pedestrian55 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car544 (65%)
  • Motorcycle123 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1987: 83, including 5 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1283123519
2ndA453546112
3rdA1152224117
4thB1438161917
5thA1021151601
6thA154141502
7thA1214131405
8thB1122111502
9thB1116101505
10thA109491202
11thB107891504
12thB107991003
13thB111991502
14thB106971303
15thB10827701
16thB10836700
17thA11565503
18thA1445601
19thA11204402
20thB11254401

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1987

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 1987: 95.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1987

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 1987: 139.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1987

East Suffolk recorded 914 collisions in 1987, and 52% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1987, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years