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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 388 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2004, and 530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2003 (353), and casualties rose from 479.

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 2004
388
Up 10% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
530
Up 11% on 2003
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2004

1.5% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious5915%
  • Slight32383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious6913%
  • Slight45586%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2004 is highlighted, with 388, up 10% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (12%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.7%)
  • February29 (7.5%)
  • March25 (6.4%)
  • April30 (7.7%)
  • May28 (7.2%)
  • June34 (8.8%)
  • July41 (11%)
  • August38 (9.8%)
  • September33 (8.5%)
  • October35 (9%)
  • November38 (9.8%)
  • December31 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (64%)
  • Wet or damp124 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Mud4 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph164 (42%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph138 (36%)
  • 70 mph49 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (12%)
  • Roundabout37 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (12%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4%)
  • 16 to 2096 (18%)
  • 21 to 2537 (7%)
  • 26 to 3583 (16%)
  • 36 to 4572 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (11%)
  • 56 to 6549 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.5%)
  • Over 7522 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded35 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider362 (68%)
  • Passenger139 (26%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car518 (74%)
  • Motorcycle64 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Western Felixstowe, East Suffolk, IP11 9QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Suffolk Coastal in 2004, with 17 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2004

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2004: 74, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1274124311
2ndA14293915
3rdB1079172001
4thA1152142211
5thB1438121500
6thA1094111402
7thA154111500
8thB1119111302
9thA1214101201
10thB107881301
11thB111681203
12thB10696902
13thB10776701
14thB10846903
15thB11226702
16thB11256801
17thA11205602
18thB10835703
19thA11563300
20thA10212200

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2004

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2004: 50.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2004

IP12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2004: 77.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2004

East Suffolk recorded 752 collisions in 2004, and 52% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2004.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years