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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2003, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2002 (349), and casualties fell from 482.

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 2003
353
Up 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
479
Down 1% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2003

1.7% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2003 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious5816%
  • Slight28982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious6514%
  • Slight40785%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2003 is highlighted, with 353, up 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday68 (19%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.9%)
  • February22 (6.2%)
  • March23 (6.5%)
  • April29 (8.2%)
  • May38 (11%)
  • June31 (8.8%)
  • July32 (9.1%)
  • August35 (9.9%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October32 (9.1%)
  • November20 (5.7%)
  • December27 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (9.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (71%)
  • Wet or damp88 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (42%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph151 (43%)
  • 70 mph34 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (80%)
  • Roundabout41 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (13%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2088 (18%)
  • 21 to 2550 (10%)
  • 26 to 3568 (14%)
  • 36 to 4570 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (10%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.9%)
  • Over 7527 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded35 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (68%)
  • Passenger125 (26%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car458 (73%)
  • Motorcycle66 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Eastern Felixstowe, East Suffolk, IP11 7QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Suffolk Coastal in 2003, with 23 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2003

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2003: 64, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1264104111
2ndA14233212
3rdA154182202
4thB1078121602
5thA1120101202
6thB1122101401
7thB10828802
8thB111981520
9thA12147800
10thB111671001
11thB14387703
12thA10946601
13thA11526801
14thB10796901
15thA1445501
16thB10695602
17thA10953501
18thB10773300
19thB10833401
20thB10843300

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2003

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2003: 62.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2003

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2003: 84.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2003

East Suffolk recorded 690 collisions in 2003, and 51% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2003, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years