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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 223 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2018, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2017 (279), and casualties fell from 386.

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 2018
223
Down 20% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
299
Down 23% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2018

0.9% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3817%
  • Slight18382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4013%
  • Slight25786%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2018 is highlighted, with 223, down 20% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 223
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (18%)
  • Wednesday44 (20%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday36 (16%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday22 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.1%)
  • February17 (7.6%)
  • March9 (4%)
  • April13 (5.8%)
  • May18 (8.1%)
  • June31 (14%)
  • July26 (12%)
  • August13 (5.8%)
  • September14 (6.3%)
  • October22 (9.9%)
  • November21 (9.4%)
  • December21 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (8.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (74%)
  • Wet or damp51 (23%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph93 (42%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph9 (4%)
  • 60 mph73 (33%)
  • 70 mph28 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (16%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (64%)
  • Cyclist36 (12%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2051 (17%)
  • 21 to 2525 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3538 (13%)
  • 36 to 4532 (11%)
  • 46 to 5549 (16%)
  • 56 to 6541 (14%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.4%)
  • Over 7522 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (70%)
  • Passenger63 (21%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car307 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Kesgrave, East Suffolk, IP5 2YN area and Martlesham & Purdis Farm, East Suffolk, IP10 0BG area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Suffolk Coastal in 2018, with 10 collisions each.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2018

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2018: 36, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12365015
2ndA14202804
3rdB111981103
4thB143881001
5thB10786702
6thA11525801
7thA12145800
8thB11165500
9thA11563500
10thB10843400
11thB11253401
12thA10942402
13thA11202501
14thA1452300
15thB10692200
16thB11212200
17thB11232401
18thA10211100
19thB10751200
20thB10771200

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2018

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2018: 28.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2018

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2018: 48.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2018

East Suffolk recorded 404 collisions in 2018, and 55% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years