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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 462 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1988, and 646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1987 (473), and casualties rose from 625.

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 1988
462
Down 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
646
Up 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 1988

2.6% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1988 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious13830%
  • Slight31268%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious15925%
  • Slight47273%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 1988 is highlighted, with 462, down 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (11%)
  • February33 (7.1%)
  • March33 (7.1%)
  • April22 (4.8%)
  • May35 (7.6%)
  • June28 (6.1%)
  • July47 (10%)
  • August35 (7.6%)
  • September41 (8.9%)
  • October38 (8.2%)
  • November55 (12%)
  • December46 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight330 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (11%)
  • Fog or mist17 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other76 (16%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (53%)
  • Wet or damp201 (44%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph160 (35%)
  • 40 mph38 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph208 (45%)
  • 70 mph52 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout32 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant402 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (16%)
  • Cyclist56 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20167 (26%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 35105 (16%)
  • 36 to 4574 (11%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6551 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5%)
  • Over 7525 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider418 (65%)
  • Passenger185 (29%)
  • Pedestrian43 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car566 (68%)
  • Motorcycle108 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1988: 76, including 4 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1276127423
2ndA45324728
3rdB1438172305
4thA1021151615
5thA1214151905
6thA154141612
7thB1122141501
8thA1152132103
9thB1119131503
10thB1083111503
11thA1120101622
12thA109491303
13thB106991401
14thB107891406
15thB107991302
16thB11167902
17thB108461002
18thA1444402
19thA11563511
20thB11173501

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1988

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 1988: 80.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1988

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 1988: 113.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1988

East Suffolk recorded 891 collisions in 1988, and 52% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1988, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1988.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years