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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 296 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2013, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2012 (278), and casualties rose from 376.

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 2013
296
Up 6% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
410
Up 9% on 2012
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2013

1% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2013 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3512%
  • Slight25887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious4611%
  • Slight35988%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2013 is highlighted, with 296, up 6% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (16%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.7%)
  • February22 (7.4%)
  • March23 (7.8%)
  • April22 (7.4%)
  • May22 (7.4%)
  • June21 (7.1%)
  • July27 (9.1%)
  • August32 (11%)
  • September25 (8.4%)
  • October30 (10%)
  • November28 (9.5%)
  • December27 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry171 (58%)
  • Wet or damp106 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.1%)
  • Snow6 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph114 (39%)
  • 40 mph27 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph15 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph101 (34%)
  • 70 mph38 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (15%)
  • Roundabout22 (7.4%)
  • 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 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (10%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.1%)
  • Pedestrian16 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (1%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2076 (19%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3569 (17%)
  • 36 to 4550 (12%)
  • 46 to 5563 (15%)
  • 56 to 6539 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.1%)
  • Over 7527 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (74%)
  • Passenger89 (22%)
  • Pedestrian16 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car434 (79%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Martlesham & Purdis Farm, East Suffolk, IP5 3SX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Suffolk Coastal in 2013, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2013

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2013: 67, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA126710618
2ndA14212901
3rdA1094111701
4thA15491401
5thB10799900
6thB11167901
7thA11526801
8thA115661101
9thB112261000
10thB11256700
11thB14386601
12thA11205800
13thB10695900
14thB10785802
15thB11195810
16thA12144400
17thB10774500
18thB10834803
19thB11233300
20thA10212200

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2013

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2013: 34.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2013

IP17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2013: 58.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2013

East Suffolk recorded 535 collisions in 2013, and 55% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2013, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years