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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2010, and 390 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2009 (326), and casualties fell from 466.

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 2010
295
Down 10% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
390
Down 16% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2010

1% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4114%
  • Slight25185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4311%
  • Slight34488%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2010 is highlighted, with 295, down 10% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (9.5%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (21%)
  • Thursday38 (13%)
  • Friday56 (19%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.8%)
  • February27 (9.2%)
  • March18 (6.1%)
  • April22 (7.5%)
  • May18 (6.1%)
  • June28 (9.5%)
  • July23 (7.8%)
  • August27 (9.2%)
  • September32 (11%)
  • October25 (8.5%)
  • November28 (9.5%)
  • December24 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (8.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (5.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (3.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (57%)
  • Wet or damp88 (30%)
  • Frost or ice26 (8.8%)
  • Snow12 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (44%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph118 (40%)
  • 70 mph30 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (12%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (10%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2070 (18%)
  • 21 to 2540 (10%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4571 (18%)
  • 46 to 5536 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6541 (11%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.6%)
  • Over 7521 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (75%)
  • Passenger77 (20%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car405 (75%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Martlesham & Purdis Farm, East Suffolk, IP5 3SX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Suffolk Coastal in 2010, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2010

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2010: 43, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12436019
2ndA14142103
3rdB1078121700
4thB107991002
5thB111691000
6thA109481101
7thB10698900
8thA112071101
9thA11567901
10thA1547900
11thB112271100
12thB14387700
13thB10836800
14thA11525900
15thA10214801
16thA12144500
17thB11194401
18thB11254800
19thA10952401
20thB10842300

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2010

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2010: 29.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2010

IP13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2010: 64.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2010

East Suffolk recorded 552 collisions in 2010, and 53% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years