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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 445 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1989, and 605 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1988 (462), and casualties fell from 646.

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 1989
445
Down 4% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
605
Down 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 1989

2% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1989 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious12628%
  • Slight31070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious14925%
  • Slight44574%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 1989 is highlighted, with 445, down 4% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (16%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday72 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (11%)
  • February37 (8.3%)
  • March39 (8.8%)
  • April26 (5.8%)
  • May35 (7.9%)
  • June42 (9.4%)
  • July30 (6.7%)
  • August35 (7.9%)
  • September35 (7.9%)
  • October36 (8.1%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December36 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds363 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Other12 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (63%)
  • Wet or damp157 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph162 (36%)
  • 40 mph50 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph193 (43%)
  • 70 mph36 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway383 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (18%)
  • Cyclist69 (11%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20156 (26%)
  • 21 to 2584 (14%)
  • 26 to 3595 (16%)
  • 36 to 4558 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5549 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.6%)
  • Over 7530 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider411 (68%)
  • Passenger156 (26%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car534 (66%)
  • Motorcycle106 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1989: 61, including 5 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA126188514
2ndA1152243104
3rdA45223615
4thB1438222607
5thA1021182008
6thB1119152306
7thA1214142104
8thA154121602
9thB1122122105
10thB1069101403
11thB1079101203
12thB1084101404
13thB10828900
14thB111681105
15thA109471313
16thA112061003
17thB10786701
18thB10835802
19thA11564400
20thB11234501

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1989

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 1989: 96.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1989

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 1989: 120.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1989

East Suffolk recorded 907 collisions in 1989, and 49% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1989, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years