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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2017, and 386 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2016 (286), and casualties fell from 389.

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 2017
279
Down 2% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
386
Down 1% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2017

0.7% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2017 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4215%
  • Slight23584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4712%
  • Slight33787%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2017 is highlighted, with 279, down 2% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (18%)
  • Wednesday41 (15%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday33 (12%)
  • Saturday45 (16%)
  • Sunday33 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.9%)
  • February18 (6.5%)
  • March29 (10%)
  • April19 (6.8%)
  • May28 (10%)
  • June24 (8.6%)
  • July24 (8.6%)
  • August19 (6.8%)
  • September22 (7.9%)
  • October22 (7.9%)
  • November26 (9.3%)
  • December26 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds224 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (6.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (69%)
  • Wet or damp79 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph122 (44%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph99 (35%)
  • 70 mph26 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway220 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (13%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (72%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2064 (17%)
  • 21 to 2531 (8%)
  • 26 to 3569 (18%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5560 (16%)
  • 56 to 6536 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.9%)
  • Over 7527 (7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (71%)
  • Passenger88 (23%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (75%)
  • Motorcycle34 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Eastern Felixstowe, East Suffolk, IP11 7QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Suffolk Coastal in 2017, with 17 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2017

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2017: 46, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12467915
2ndA14161914
3rdB1119101203
4thA109481101
5thA1547703
6thB143871101
7thA11566600
8thA12146701
9thA11205601
10thB11215502
11thA10214700
12thA1444700
13thB10794400
14thB11164500
15thB10693601
16thB10783300
17thB10843402
18thB11223500
19thA10952401
20thA1451100

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2017

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2017: 35.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2017

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2017: 48.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2017

East Suffolk recorded 524 collisions in 2017, and 53% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2017.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years