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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2006, and 513 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2005 (376), and casualties fell from 517.

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 2006
354
Down 6% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
513
Down 1% on 2005
Fatal collisions
11
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2006

3.1% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious4914%
  • Slight29483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.1%
  • Serious6412%
  • Slight43384%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2006 is highlighted, with 354, down 6% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday55 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday55 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday51 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.2%)
  • February26 (7.3%)
  • March27 (7.6%)
  • April30 (8.5%)
  • May25 (7.1%)
  • June20 (5.6%)
  • July36 (10%)
  • August28 (7.9%)
  • September39 (11%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December23 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (66%)
  • Wet or damp117 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph181 (51%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph14 (4%)
  • 60 mph113 (32%)
  • 70 mph28 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (9%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant351 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (11%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2093 (18%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3576 (15%)
  • 36 to 4589 (17%)
  • 46 to 5567 (13%)
  • 56 to 6547 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.5%)
  • Over 7523 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (72%)
  • Passenger107 (21%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car504 (74%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Eastern Felixstowe, East Suffolk, IP11 7QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Suffolk Coastal in 2006, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2006

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2006: 58, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA125811436
2ndA14152411
3rdA1156132002
4thA15491303
5thB143891600
6thB111981002
7thA12147700
8thB106971110
9thB11167901
10thA109461201
11thB107861101
12thB11226911
13thA11205602
14thA11525700
15thB10775501
16thB10825500
17thB10794710
18thB10844701
19thB11214401
20thB11253400

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2006

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2006: 56.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2006

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2006: 71.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2006

East Suffolk recorded 686 collisions in 2006, and 52% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2006, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years