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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2011, and 463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2010 (295), and casualties rose from 390.

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 2011
317
Up 7% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
463
Up 19% on 2010
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2011

1.9% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2011 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious309.5%
  • Slight28189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious357.6%
  • Slight42291%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2011 is highlighted, with 317, up 7% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.9%)
  • February21 (6.6%)
  • March18 (5.7%)
  • April23 (7.3%)
  • May28 (8.8%)
  • June34 (11%)
  • July20 (6.3%)
  • August26 (8.2%)
  • September40 (13%)
  • October21 (6.6%)
  • November33 (10%)
  • December28 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (72%)
  • Wet or damp80 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph145 (46%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph99 (31%)
  • 70 mph39 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (14%)
  • Roundabout23 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant320 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist35 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2098 (21%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3551 (11%)
  • 36 to 4566 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7535 (7.6%)
  • Over 7531 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider297 (64%)
  • Passenger140 (30%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car431 (75%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Eastern Felixstowe, East Suffolk, IP11 7QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Suffolk Coastal in 2011, with 16 collisions.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2011

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2011: 50, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12507704
2ndA14273723
3rdA1152112102
4thB1078111210
5thB106991001
6thA115681401
7thB14388901
8thA121461100
9thA1446802
10thB111661001
11thA1545800
12thB10835811
13thB11255801
14thA11204600
15thB11194600
16thB11214500
17thB11224401
18thB107732500
19thB10793301
20thB10843400

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2011

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2011: 35.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2011

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2011: 61.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2011

East Suffolk recorded 556 collisions in 2011, and 57% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2011, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years