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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2016, and 389 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2015 (276), and casualties rose from 360.

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 2016
286
Up 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
389
Up 8% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2016

1.7% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2016 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious3813%
  • Slight24385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious4612%
  • Slight33887%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2016 is highlighted, with 286, up 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (17%)
  • Wednesday47 (16%)
  • Thursday49 (17%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (12%)
  • Sunday22 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (4.9%)
  • February24 (8.4%)
  • March24 (8.4%)
  • April20 (7%)
  • May19 (6.6%)
  • June19 (6.6%)
  • July26 (9.1%)
  • August32 (11%)
  • September24 (8.4%)
  • October25 (8.7%)
  • November33 (12%)
  • December26 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (72%)
  • Wet or damp76 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph130 (45%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph101 (35%)
  • 70 mph37 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (13%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded25 (8.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (13%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2069 (18%)
  • 21 to 2535 (9%)
  • 26 to 3554 (14%)
  • 36 to 4549 (13%)
  • 46 to 5561 (16%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7535 (9%)
  • Over 7528 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (73%)
  • Passenger87 (22%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car390 (75%)
  • Motorcycle50 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Eastern Felixstowe, East Suffolk, IP11 7QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Suffolk Coastal in 2016, with 17 collisions.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2016

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2016: 56, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12569317
2ndA14151700
3rdB1116101601
4thA115681010
5thA112071001
6thB10797700
7thA109461001
8thA12145500
9thA10954701
10thA11524711
11thA1544500
12thB11254510
13thA10213300
14thA1443601
15thB10783301
16thB14383401
17thB10692200
18thB10832200
19thB10842201
20thB11222201

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2016

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2016: 33.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2016

IP13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2016: 56.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2016

East Suffolk recorded 507 collisions in 2016, and 56% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years