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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 312 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1995, and 438 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1994 (339), and casualties fell from 493.

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 1995
312
Down 8% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
438
Down 11% on 1994
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 1995

1.3% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1995 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious6621%
  • Slight24278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious8219%
  • Slight35180%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 1995 is highlighted, with 312, down 8% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday42 (13%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (17%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.3%)
  • February12 (3.8%)
  • March21 (6.7%)
  • April19 (6.1%)
  • May30 (9.6%)
  • June31 (9.9%)
  • July31 (9.9%)
  • August42 (13%)
  • September25 (8%)
  • October30 (9.6%)
  • November20 (6.4%)
  • December25 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (13%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (70%)
  • Wet or damp83 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph119 (38%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph139 (45%)
  • 70 mph28 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway266 (85%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (6.1%)
  • 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 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (63%)
  • Cyclist54 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (11%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2065 (15%)
  • 21 to 2554 (12%)
  • 26 to 3585 (19%)
  • 36 to 4552 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5%)
  • Over 7523 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (65%)
  • Passenger114 (26%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (10%)
  • Motorcycle51 (9.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1995: 59, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA125998115
2ndA14202412
3rdB107891604
4thB143891101
5thA10218800
6thA109481101
7thB112281001
8thA11566700
9thA121461101
10thB10826700
11thB11196700
12thA11205901
13thA1545500
14thB10695501
15thB11255903
16thB11214902
17thA10953501
18thA1443302
19thB10793400
20thB10833301

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1995

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 1995: 48.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1995

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 1995: 65.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1995

East Suffolk recorded 666 collisions in 1995, and 47% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1995, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years