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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 367 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2000, and 522 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1999 (381), and casualties rose from 492.

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 2000
367
Down 4% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
522
Up 6% on 1999
Fatal collisions
10
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2000

2.7% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2000 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious5816%
  • Slight29981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious7414%
  • Slight43784%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2000 is highlighted, with 367, down 4% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (11%)
  • Wednesday64 (17%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday60 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.5%)
  • February25 (6.8%)
  • March20 (5.4%)
  • April26 (7.1%)
  • May36 (9.8%)
  • June37 (10%)
  • July27 (7.4%)
  • August23 (6.3%)
  • September41 (11%)
  • October27 (7.4%)
  • November34 (9.3%)
  • December36 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (62%)
  • Wet or damp119 (32%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.4%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph180 (49%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph144 (39%)
  • 70 mph25 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant366 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (10%)
  • Cyclist44 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20100 (19%)
  • 21 to 2552 (10%)
  • 26 to 3580 (15%)
  • 36 to 4578 (15%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.6%)
  • Over 7523 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded41 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (67%)
  • Passenger138 (26%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car499 (74%)
  • Motorcycle55 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2000: 50, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA125083111
2ndA154223202
3rdA14162504
4thB1116152211
5thB1438142503
6thB1078111400
7thA1214101400
8thA109491622
9thA112081102
10thA10217700
11thB112271011
12thA11526711
13thB10696802
14thB10846611
15thB11196700
16thB10795500
17thB10835901
18thB10774601
19thB11174801
20thB11254800

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2000

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2000: 63.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2000

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2000: 78.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2000

East Suffolk recorded 716 collisions in 2000, and 51% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2000, 3 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2000.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years