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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1999, and 492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1998 (356), and casualties rose from 471.

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 1999
381
Up 7% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
492
Up 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 1999

1.3% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1999 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious6617%
  • Slight31081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious7315%
  • Slight41484%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 1999 is highlighted, with 381, up 7% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday46 (12%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (11%)
  • Sunday64 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.6%)
  • February21 (5.5%)
  • March26 (6.8%)
  • April36 (9.4%)
  • May28 (7.3%)
  • June38 (10%)
  • July28 (7.3%)
  • August38 (10%)
  • September34 (8.9%)
  • October30 (7.9%)
  • November39 (10%)
  • December34 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (63%)
  • Wet or damp117 (31%)
  • Frost or ice22 (5.8%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (46%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph165 (43%)
  • 70 mph21 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (83%)
  • Roundabout32 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant299 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (13%)
  • Cyclist48 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2093 (19%)
  • 21 to 2548 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3586 (17%)
  • 36 to 4554 (11%)
  • 46 to 5559 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.7%)
  • Over 7524 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (68%)
  • Passenger119 (24%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (72%)
  • Motorcycle62 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 1999: 72, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1272105111
2ndA154202402
3rdA1120132003
4thA14121402
5thB1438121302
6thA1156111411
7thB1119111200
8thA1094101401
9thB1122101501
10thB107791812
11thB107991402
12thB111691312
13thA102181001
14thB106971002
15thB10787803
16thA12145801
17thA11524500
18thA1444502
19thB10834400
20thB11214411

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1999

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 1999: 54.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 1999

IP11 and IP13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 1999, with 68 each.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1999

East Suffolk recorded 751 collisions in 1999, and 51% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years