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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1997, and 441 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1996 (344), and casualties fell from 475.

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 1997
315
Down 8% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
441
Down 7% on 1996
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 1997

1% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1997 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious5417%
  • Slight25882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6415%
  • Slight37485%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 1997 is highlighted, with 315, down 8% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (11%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday59 (19%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday64 (20%)
  • Saturday44 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.3%)
  • February14 (4.4%)
  • March20 (6.3%)
  • April22 (7%)
  • May33 (10%)
  • June25 (7.9%)
  • July37 (12%)
  • August32 (10%)
  • September28 (8.9%)
  • October29 (9.2%)
  • November30 (9.5%)
  • December25 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (66%)
  • Wet or damp94 (30%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph146 (46%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph115 (37%)
  • 70 mph40 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (12%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (67%)
  • Cyclist43 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian33 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2074 (17%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3587 (20%)
  • 36 to 4549 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (10%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.3%)
  • Over 7516 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (67%)
  • Passenger113 (26%)
  • Pedestrian33 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car404 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1997: 50, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA125089010
2ndA14223213
3rdA154172002
4thB1438121401
5thA1214111300
6thB1119101205
7thB1122101201
8thB107991502
9thA10217800
10thA115261011
11thB10786902
12thA11205702
13thA10944700
14thA1444501
15thB10774401
16thB10824410
17thA11563301
18thB10833701
19thB10843500
20thB11163300

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1997

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 1997: 55.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1997

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 1997: 73.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1997

East Suffolk recorded 657 collisions in 1997, and 48% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years