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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 383 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1992, and 536 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1991 (395), and casualties fell from 561.

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 1992
383
Down 3% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
536
Down 4% on 1991
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 1992

1.6% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1992 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious9725%
  • Slight28073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious11822%
  • Slight41277%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 1992 is highlighted, with 383, down 3% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.3%)
  • February22 (5.7%)
  • March34 (8.9%)
  • April24 (6.3%)
  • May34 (8.9%)
  • June22 (5.7%)
  • July30 (7.8%)
  • August37 (9.7%)
  • September34 (8.9%)
  • October28 (7.3%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December46 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Other11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (60%)
  • Wet or damp149 (39%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph129 (34%)
  • 40 mph40 (10%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph163 (43%)
  • 70 mph43 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant343 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (14%)
  • Cyclist55 (10%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20106 (20%)
  • 21 to 2587 (16%)
  • 26 to 35102 (19%)
  • 36 to 4554 (10%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6550 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.3%)
  • Over 7521 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (67%)
  • Passenger144 (27%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car493 (70%)
  • Motorcycle70 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1992: 73, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1273124016
2ndA45294417
3rdA1214162205
4thA1152142521
5thB1438131813
6thA1021121205
7thB1122111401
8thA1120101903
9thA15491000
10thB111691104
11thB106981102
12thB107981602
13thB112571003
14thA10946701
15thA11566802
16thB10786702
17thB11195601
18thB11214501
19thB10843501
20thB11233301

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1992

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 1992: 68.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1992

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 1992: 93.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1992

East Suffolk recorded 758 collisions in 1992, and 51% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1992, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1992.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years