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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 364 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2001, and 522 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2000 (367), and casualties were unchanged.

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 2001
364
Down 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
522
Level with 2000
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2001

1.6% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2001 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious6117%
  • Slight29782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious7314%
  • Slight44385%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2001 is highlighted, with 364, down 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (11%)
  • Thursday48 (13%)
  • Friday68 (19%)
  • Saturday57 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8%)
  • February20 (5.5%)
  • March25 (6.9%)
  • April23 (6.3%)
  • May31 (8.5%)
  • June36 (9.9%)
  • July22 (6%)
  • August31 (8.5%)
  • September36 (9.9%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November34 (9.3%)
  • December36 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (10%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other14 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (64%)
  • Wet or damp109 (30%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.8%)
  • Mud3 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (45%)
  • 40 mph11 (3%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph128 (35%)
  • 70 mph47 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (10%)
  • Roundabout35 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant363 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (11%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2087 (17%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3583 (16%)
  • 36 to 4581 (16%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.4%)
  • Over 7526 (5%)
  • Not recorded43 (8.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (66%)
  • Passenger149 (29%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (77%)
  • Motorcycle61 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Suffolk Coastal

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Suffolk Coastal in 2001

Eastern Felixstowe, East Suffolk, IP11 7QS area and Western Felixstowe, East Suffolk, IP11 9QN area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Suffolk Coastal in 2001, with 15 collisions each.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2001

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2001: 72, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1272117111
2ndA14263512
3rdB1438132004
4thB1119121512
5thA109491101
6thA115291502
7thA15491002
8thB112291001
9thA115681511
10thA11207900
11thA10216600
12thB10796700
13thB108451003
14thB11165610
15thB11215900
16thA12144600
17thB10784802
18thB10823500
19thA11892301
20thA1442200

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2001

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2001: 57.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2001

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2001: 79.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2001

East Suffolk recorded 753 collisions in 2001, and 48% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years