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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 336 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2008, and 461 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2007 (350), and casualties fell from 481.

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 2008
336
Down 4% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
461
Down 4% on 2007
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2008

1.8% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2008 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious5516%
  • Slight27582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight39586%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2008 is highlighted, with 336, down 4% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (17%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday47 (14%)
  • Saturday33 (9.8%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.3%)
  • February23 (6.8%)
  • March23 (6.8%)
  • April29 (8.6%)
  • May28 (8.3%)
  • June23 (6.8%)
  • July40 (12%)
  • August22 (6.5%)
  • September36 (11%)
  • October33 (9.8%)
  • November19 (5.7%)
  • December32 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (6.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (67%)
  • Wet or damp96 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (45%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph116 (35%)
  • 70 mph43 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (12%)
  • Roundabout29 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (12%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2093 (20%)
  • 21 to 2559 (13%)
  • 26 to 3568 (15%)
  • 36 to 4572 (16%)
  • 46 to 5545 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.6%)
  • Over 7528 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (72%)
  • Passenger99 (21%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car444 (75%)
  • Motorcycle56 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Eastern Felixstowe, East Suffolk, IP11 7QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Suffolk Coastal in 2008, with 23 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2008

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2008: 55, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12558028
2ndA14243104
3rdA154121601
4thA1156101100
5thB1069101502
6thA115291201
7thA121491601
8thB111991701
9thA102181102
10thA109481201
11thB10788901
12thA112071411
13thB10797700
14thB11167902
15thB112271001
16thB143861002
17thB10775812
18thB11254601
19thA10953410
20thB10823301

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2008

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2008: 47.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2008

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2008: 66.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2008

East Suffolk recorded 668 collisions in 2008, and 50% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2008, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years