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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 344 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1996, and 475 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1995 (312), and casualties rose from 438.

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 1996
344
Up 10% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
475
Up 8% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 1996

1.5% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1996 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious6318%
  • Slight27680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious7416%
  • Slight39683%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 1996 is highlighted, with 344, up 10% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (16%)
  • Tuesday54 (16%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday34 (9.9%)
  • Friday70 (20%)
  • Saturday51 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.4%)
  • February22 (6.4%)
  • March30 (8.7%)
  • April19 (5.5%)
  • May30 (8.7%)
  • June22 (6.4%)
  • July30 (8.7%)
  • August33 (9.6%)
  • September26 (7.6%)
  • October36 (10%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December29 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other13 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (66%)
  • Wet or damp97 (28%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.5%)
  • Snow9 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph154 (45%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph130 (38%)
  • 70 mph39 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway278 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout26 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (71%)
  • Cyclist47 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2092 (19%)
  • 21 to 2568 (14%)
  • 26 to 3583 (17%)
  • 36 to 4568 (14%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.9%)
  • Over 7526 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (66%)
  • Passenger134 (28%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car459 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Suffolk Coastal

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 1996

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1996: 65, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1265110110
2ndA14182002
3rdB1122141505
4thA1094111301
5thA1214111602
6thB1119111201
7thA1021101102
8thB1438101201
9thA11208902
10thB111681502
11thA115271401
12thA15461100
13thB10786902
14thB10795702
15thB10694500
16thB10834500
17thB11254510
18thA11563410
19thA1452200
20thB10842200

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1996

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 1996: 50.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1996

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 1996: 74.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1996

East Suffolk recorded 705 collisions in 1996, and 49% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1996, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years