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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2012, and 376 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2011 (317), and casualties fell from 463.

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 2012
278
Down 12% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
376
Down 19% on 2011
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2012

2.2% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2012 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious4617%
  • Slight22681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious5515%
  • Slight31484%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2012 is highlighted, with 278, down 12% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday52 (19%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.5%)
  • February16 (5.8%)
  • March29 (10%)
  • April24 (8.6%)
  • May15 (5.4%)
  • June22 (7.9%)
  • July25 (9%)
  • August31 (11%)
  • September24 (8.6%)
  • October24 (8.6%)
  • November30 (11%)
  • December20 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (61%)
  • Wet or damp89 (32%)
  • Frost or ice14 (5%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph139 (50%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph88 (32%)
  • 70 mph31 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (12%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (11%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (4%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2051 (14%)
  • 21 to 2547 (13%)
  • 26 to 3551 (14%)
  • 36 to 4566 (18%)
  • 46 to 5556 (15%)
  • 56 to 6546 (12%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.3%)
  • Over 7524 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (69%)
  • Passenger87 (23%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car356 (71%)
  • Motorcycle42 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Eastern Felixstowe, East Suffolk, IP11 7QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Suffolk Coastal in 2012, with 17 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2012

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2012: 41, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12415727
2ndA14193523
3rdA154121802
4thA109491600
5thB107881101
6thB10798911
7thB111981103
8thA115271101
9thB111671301
10thA10216600
11thB11226601
12thB14386903
13thB10695801
14thB10845601
15thA11564601
16thA12144701
17thB11214410
18thB10833302
19thA10952201
20thB10772200

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2012

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2012: 42.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2012

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2012: 63.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2012

East Suffolk recorded 571 collisions in 2012, and 49% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2012.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years