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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 395 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1991, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1990 (457), and casualties fell from 611.

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 1991
395
Down 14% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
561
Down 8% on 1990
Fatal collisions
8
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 1991

2% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1991 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious8923%
  • Slight29875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious11220%
  • Slight44179%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 1991 is highlighted, with 395, down 14% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (11%)
  • Wednesday75 (19%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (11%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.4%)
  • February14 (3.5%)
  • March32 (8.1%)
  • April29 (7.3%)
  • May31 (7.8%)
  • June32 (8.1%)
  • July43 (11%)
  • August41 (10%)
  • September27 (6.8%)
  • October35 (8.9%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December37 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (63%)
  • Wet or damp126 (32%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph122 (31%)
  • 40 mph34 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph204 (52%)
  • 70 mph31 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant365 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (13%)
  • Cyclist56 (10%)
  • Pedestrian25 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20115 (20%)
  • 21 to 2598 (17%)
  • 26 to 35108 (19%)
  • 36 to 4554 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5533 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7538 (6.8%)
  • Over 7522 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider388 (69%)
  • Passenger148 (26%)
  • Pedestrian25 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car493 (70%)
  • Motorcycle72 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1991: 56, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA125690113
2ndA45243304
3rdA1214161912
4thB1122132713
5thB1119121502
6thA1021111101
7thA1094101402
8thA1120101604
9thA1152101203
10thB1078102414
11thB11169902
12thB143891001
13thA15481001
14thB106971001
15thB108471101
16thB108361302
17thA115651002
18thB10825600
19thB11235803
20thB11255902

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1991

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 1991: 58.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1991

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 1991: 80.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1991

East Suffolk recorded 800 collisions in 1991, and 49% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1991, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years