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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 276 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2015, and 360 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2014 (311), and casualties fell from 416.

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 2015
276
Down 11% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
360
Down 13% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2015

1.8% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2015 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious259.1%
  • Slight24689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious256.9%
  • Slight33092%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2015 is highlighted, with 276, down 11% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (11%)
  • Tuesday49 (18%)
  • Wednesday49 (18%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday38 (14%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (9.4%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (11%)
  • February26 (9.4%)
  • March26 (9.4%)
  • April14 (5.1%)
  • May23 (8.3%)
  • June24 (8.7%)
  • July23 (8.3%)
  • August19 (6.9%)
  • September26 (9.4%)
  • October18 (6.5%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December18 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (63%)
  • Wet or damp93 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph120 (43%)
  • 40 mph20 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph101 (37%)
  • 70 mph25 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (79%)
  • Roundabout34 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (10%)
  • Cyclist36 (10%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2043 (12%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3571 (20%)
  • 36 to 4550 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (15%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.1%)
  • Over 7522 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (79%)
  • Passenger55 (15%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle35 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Eastern Felixstowe, East Suffolk, IP11 2HW area and Woodbridge, East Suffolk, IP12 4HB area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Suffolk Coastal in 2015, with 12 collisions each.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2015

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2015: 47, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12476005
2ndA14162310
3rdA154111310
4thB107981310
5thA11207801
6thB106971011
7thA11526700
8thA121461001
9thB11166600
10thB111961101
11thB14386800
12thA10945701
13thA11565800
14thB10785600
15thB11225801
16thB11255900
17thA10214402
18thB11173301
19thA10952200
20thB10842200

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2015

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2015: 33.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2015

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2015: 47.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2015

East Suffolk recorded 486 collisions in 2015, and 57% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years