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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2007, and 481 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2006 (354), and casualties fell from 513.

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 2007
350
Down 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
481
Down 6% on 2006
Fatal collisions
9
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2007

2.6% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2007 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious3610%
  • Slight30587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious438.9%
  • Slight42889%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2007 is highlighted, with 350, down 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (17%)
  • Tuesday55 (16%)
  • Wednesday55 (16%)
  • Thursday57 (16%)
  • Friday47 (13%)
  • Saturday33 (9.4%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.7%)
  • February20 (5.7%)
  • March27 (7.7%)
  • April28 (8%)
  • May22 (6.3%)
  • June27 (7.7%)
  • July34 (9.7%)
  • August34 (9.7%)
  • September26 (7.4%)
  • October31 (8.9%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December28 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (64%)
  • Wet or damp116 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph157 (45%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph124 (35%)
  • 70 mph38 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (10%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant349 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (12%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5%)
  • 16 to 2097 (20%)
  • 21 to 2546 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3563 (13%)
  • 36 to 4588 (18%)
  • 46 to 5550 (10%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.4%)
  • Over 7520 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider329 (68%)
  • Passenger120 (25%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (77%)
  • Motorcycle56 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Eastern Felixstowe, East Suffolk, IP11 7QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Suffolk Coastal in 2007, with 19 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2007

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2007: 59, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12599305
2ndA14274022
3rdA154172202
4thB1116152513
5thB1119111411
6thA1094101511
7thA115291300
8thB106981200
9thB143881000
10thA11207900
11thA12147701
12thB107761111
13thB10786801
14thB10796700
15thB108461100
16thB10825701
17thB11254500
18thA11563400
19thB11223401
20thB11233401

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2007

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2007: 54.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2007

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2007: 73.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2007

East Suffolk recorded 654 collisions in 2007, and 54% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2007, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years