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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2009, and 466 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2008 (336), and casualties rose from 461.

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 2009
326
Down 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
466
Up 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2009

2.5% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2009 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious4514%
  • Slight27384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight40787%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2009 is highlighted, with 326, down 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday54 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.1%)
  • February31 (9.5%)
  • March21 (6.4%)
  • April32 (9.8%)
  • May25 (7.7%)
  • June24 (7.4%)
  • July24 (7.4%)
  • August24 (7.4%)
  • September36 (11%)
  • October30 (9.2%)
  • November25 (7.7%)
  • December31 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (13%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other12 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (61%)
  • Wet or damp105 (32%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.9%)
  • Snow6 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (41%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph122 (37%)
  • 70 mph38 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (13%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (11%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian21 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2094 (20%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 3565 (14%)
  • 36 to 4580 (17%)
  • 46 to 5558 (12%)
  • 56 to 6541 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.1%)
  • Over 7516 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (71%)
  • Passenger115 (25%)
  • Pedestrian21 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car433 (74%)
  • Motorcycle53 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Suffolk Coastal in 2009

Eastern Felixstowe, East Suffolk, IP11 7QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Suffolk Coastal in 2009, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2009

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2009: 63, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA126310409
2ndA14151913
3rdB1438131501
4thB1119122211
5thA1152111601
6thB1079111511
7thA154101201
8thB1069102212
9thA10947922
10thA12146901
11thA11565600
12thB10785600
13thB11165501
14thB11225710
15thA11204601
16thA1444502
17thA10213300
18thB10773401
19thB10823401
20thB11233500

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2009

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2009: 37.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2009

IP12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2009: 62.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2009

East Suffolk recorded 655 collisions in 2009, and 50% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2009, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years