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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 367 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1993, and 523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1992 (383), and casualties fell from 536.

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 1993
367
Down 4% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
523
Down 2% on 1992
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 1993

2.2% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1993 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious8423%
  • Slight27575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious10620%
  • Slight40878%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 1993 is highlighted, with 367, down 4% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (12%)
  • Tuesday63 (17%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (17%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.9%)
  • February21 (5.7%)
  • March31 (8.4%)
  • April24 (6.5%)
  • May38 (10%)
  • June41 (11%)
  • July39 (11%)
  • August34 (9.3%)
  • September38 (10%)
  • October25 (6.8%)
  • November27 (7.4%)
  • December20 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (69%)
  • Wet or damp108 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph133 (36%)
  • 40 mph30 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph172 (47%)
  • 70 mph31 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout22 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant343 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (12%)
  • Cyclist53 (10%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2082 (16%)
  • 21 to 2569 (13%)
  • 26 to 3586 (16%)
  • 36 to 4568 (13%)
  • 46 to 5554 (10%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.7%)
  • Over 7525 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (64%)
  • Passenger153 (29%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car464 (69%)
  • Motorcycle63 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1993: 55, including 5 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA125598511
2ndA45222803
3rdB1438182403
4thA154121606
5thB1078101702
6thA112091104
7thA121491302
8thB112291501
9thA102181101
10thB11198803
11thB112581504
12thA115271001
13thB10797901
14thA10946801
15thB10695611
16thB10774602
17thB10824401
18thB11164502
19thB11174600
20thB11214500

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1993

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 1993: 72.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1993

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 1993: 101.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1993

East Suffolk recorded 714 collisions in 1993, and 51% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1993, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1993.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years