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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2002, and 482 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2001 (364), and casualties fell from 522.

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 2002
349
Down 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
482
Down 8% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2002

1.7% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2002 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious4312%
  • Slight30086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious5010%
  • Slight42688%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2002 is highlighted, with 349, down 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (18%)
  • Friday50 (14%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.6%)
  • February26 (7.4%)
  • March20 (5.7%)
  • April30 (8.6%)
  • May32 (9.2%)
  • June23 (6.6%)
  • July33 (9.5%)
  • August37 (11%)
  • September31 (8.9%)
  • October31 (8.9%)
  • November34 (9.7%)
  • December29 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight267 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (65%)
  • Wet or damp118 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph150 (43%)
  • 40 mph7 (2%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph132 (38%)
  • 70 mph43 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (12%)
  • Roundabout28 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant347 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (10%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2064 (13%)
  • 21 to 2539 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3571 (15%)
  • 36 to 4577 (16%)
  • 46 to 5555 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.4%)
  • Over 7522 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded43 (8.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (70%)
  • Passenger119 (25%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car490 (75%)
  • Motorcycle55 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Suffolk Coastal in 2002

Eastern Felixstowe, East Suffolk, IP11 7QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Suffolk Coastal in 2002, with 25 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2002

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2002: 64, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA126410218
2ndA14263204
3rdA1094172502
4thA154162301
5thB1079121301
6thA1120112113
7thB1438111702
8thB1119101302
9thA115261100
10thA11566811
11thB111661100
12thA10215500
13thA12145500
14thB11215600
15thB11225700
16thB10824501
17thB10693700
18thB10773301
19thB10783500
20thA10952200

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2002

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2002: 53.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2002

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2002: 72.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2002

East Suffolk recorded 698 collisions in 2002, and 50% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2002, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years