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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2014, and 416 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2013 (296), and casualties rose from 410.

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 2014
311
Up 5% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
416
Up 1% on 2013
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2014

1.3% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2014 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious3612%
  • Slight27187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious378.9%
  • Slight37590%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2014 is highlighted, with 311, up 5% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (12%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (3.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (10%)
  • February20 (6.4%)
  • March24 (7.7%)
  • April30 (9.6%)
  • May25 (8%)
  • June29 (9.3%)
  • July31 (10%)
  • August32 (10%)
  • September18 (5.8%)
  • October28 (9%)
  • November27 (8.7%)
  • December15 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other13 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (67%)
  • Wet or damp94 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph132 (42%)
  • 40 mph28 (9%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph102 (33%)
  • 70 mph40 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (13%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (12%)
  • Cyclist30 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2073 (18%)
  • 21 to 2531 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 3562 (15%)
  • 36 to 4561 (15%)
  • 46 to 5562 (15%)
  • 56 to 6541 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.3%)
  • Over 7530 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (73%)
  • Passenger84 (20%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car418 (74%)
  • Motorcycle54 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Eastern Felixstowe, East Suffolk, IP11 7QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Suffolk Coastal in 2014, with 13 collisions.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2014

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2014: 53, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12538213
2ndA14233102
3rdB1078152223
4thA1094101100
5thB1438101301
6thA112091100
7thA115291001
8thB111681202
9thA12147702
10thB11196702
11thA11565601
12thA1445701
13thA15451101
14thB11255501
15thA10214400
16thB10694401
17thB10794501
18thB11214501
19thB11224500
20thB10773400

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2014

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2014: 32.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2014

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2014: 52.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2014

East Suffolk recorded 554 collisions in 2014, and 56% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2014.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years