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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 356 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1998, and 471 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1997 (315), and casualties rose from 441.

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 1998
356
Up 13% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
471
Up 7% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 1998

1.1% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious5616%
  • Slight29683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious6714%
  • Slight40085%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 1998 is highlighted, with 356, up 13% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (16%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7%)
  • February20 (5.6%)
  • March36 (10%)
  • April28 (7.9%)
  • May23 (6.5%)
  • June29 (8.1%)
  • July32 (9%)
  • August41 (12%)
  • September25 (7%)
  • October24 (6.7%)
  • November35 (9.8%)
  • December38 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (64%)
  • Wet or damp117 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph175 (49%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph126 (35%)
  • 70 mph37 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (11%)
  • Roundabout35 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (66%)
  • Cyclist53 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2075 (16%)
  • 21 to 2555 (12%)
  • 26 to 3579 (17%)
  • 36 to 4575 (16%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.9%)
  • Over 7518 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (67%)
  • Passenger112 (24%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car494 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1998: 55, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA125592410
2ndA14273503
3rdA154192103
4thA1021131301
5thB1438121702
6thA1152101302
7thA1156101503
8thA1214101502
9thA112091602
10thB106981202
11thB11228800
12thA10947903
13thB11167700
14thB10796600
15thB11196601
16thB10785800
17thB10823501
18thB10843300
19thB11233400
20thB13533301

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1998

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 1998: 63.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1998

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 1998: 86.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1998

East Suffolk recorded 693 collisions in 1998, and 51% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1998, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years