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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1994, and 493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1993 (367), and casualties fell from 523.

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 1994
339
Down 8% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
493
Down 6% on 1993
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 1994

2.1% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1994 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious8525%
  • Slight24773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious11523%
  • Slight36975%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 1994 is highlighted, with 339, down 8% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (12%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday51 (15%)
  • Saturday58 (17%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.1%)
  • February19 (5.6%)
  • March44 (13%)
  • April20 (5.9%)
  • May37 (11%)
  • June26 (7.7%)
  • July29 (8.6%)
  • August27 (8%)
  • September22 (6.5%)
  • October28 (8.3%)
  • November27 (8%)
  • December29 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (64%)
  • Wet or damp104 (31%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph135 (40%)
  • 40 mph26 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph140 (41%)
  • 70 mph31 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (8%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (12%)
  • Cyclist51 (10%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2078 (16%)
  • 21 to 2567 (14%)
  • 26 to 3589 (18%)
  • 36 to 4558 (12%)
  • 46 to 5548 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6552 (11%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.5%)
  • Over 7516 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (64%)
  • Passenger147 (30%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car438 (70%)
  • Motorcycle57 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1994: 49, including 4 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12498148
2ndA45243615
3rdB1122162715
4thA1120131804
5thA154111402
6thB1119111703
7thB1438101305
8thA115291402
9thB111681602
10thA12147700
11thB107971002
12thA109461204
13thB10846703
14thB11236801
15thB10695500
16thB10774703
17thB10784703
18thA10213300
19thB10823300
20thB11213301

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1994

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 1994: 61.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1994

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 1994: 88.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1994

East Suffolk recorded 701 collisions in 1994, and 48% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1994, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1994.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years