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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1990, and 611 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1989 (445), and casualties rose from 605.

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 1990
457
Up 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
611
Up 1% on 1989
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 1990

1.8% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1990 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious12928%
  • Slight32070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious15826%
  • Slight44473%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 1990 is highlighted, with 457, up 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (17%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday67 (15%)
  • Saturday56 (12%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.1%)
  • February30 (6.6%)
  • March34 (7.4%)
  • April32 (7%)
  • May37 (8.1%)
  • June42 (9.2%)
  • July46 (10%)
  • August38 (8.3%)
  • September44 (9.6%)
  • October32 (7%)
  • November42 (9.2%)
  • December43 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (9.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds357 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (4.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (64%)
  • Wet or damp160 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (33%)
  • 40 mph46 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph223 (49%)
  • 70 mph34 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (7%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (16%)
  • Cyclist56 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20125 (20%)
  • 21 to 2596 (16%)
  • 26 to 35122 (20%)
  • 36 to 4576 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7537 (6.1%)
  • Over 7520 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider426 (70%)
  • Passenger148 (24%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car576 (69%)
  • Motorcycle99 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1990: 71, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1271115220
2ndB1438202705
3rdA1152193305
4thA45182524
5thB1122182215
6thA1120151805
7thA1214151603
8thA1021101105
9thB1078101402
10thB1116101304
11thB107991101
12thB111981204
13thA11567801
14thA1547800
15thB106971302
16thB112571312
17thA109461302
18thB108461011
19thA1445602
20thB10825602

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1990

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 1990: 80.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1990

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 1990: 96.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1990

East Suffolk recorded 881 collisions in 1990, and 52% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1990, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years