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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 232 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2019, and 344 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2018 (223), and casualties rose from 299.

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 2019
232
Up 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
344
Up 15% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2019

1.3% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2019 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious4821%
  • Slight18178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious5315%
  • Slight28884%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2019 is highlighted, with 232, up 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday30 (13%)
  • Thursday38 (16%)
  • Friday34 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (16%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.1%)
  • February16 (6.9%)
  • March20 (8.6%)
  • April21 (9.1%)
  • May17 (7.3%)
  • June21 (9.1%)
  • July28 (12%)
  • August15 (6.5%)
  • September13 (5.6%)
  • October19 (8.2%)
  • November18 (7.8%)
  • December23 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (67%)
  • Wet or damp72 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph100 (43%)
  • 40 mph16 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (3%)
  • 60 mph82 (35%)
  • 70 mph23 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (12%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist25 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian16 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)8 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2034 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2527 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 3570 (20%)
  • 36 to 4541 (12%)
  • 46 to 5552 (15%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (7.6%)
  • Over 7522 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider238 (69%)
  • Passenger90 (26%)
  • Pedestrian16 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car334 (76%)
  • Motorcycle30 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse1 (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 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Woodbridge, East Suffolk, IP12 4HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Suffolk Coastal in 2019, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2019

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2019: 44, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12447709
2ndA14111803
3rdB1438101501
4thA109491304
5thA112091102
6thB112281301
7thB107861001
8thB10796600
9thB107751203
10thA11524602
11thA11564400
12thA1544601
13thB11164701
14thB11194500
15thA12143400
16thA1443301
17thB11233401
18thB11253500
19thA10212200
20thB10692302

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2019

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2019: 26.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2019

IP17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2019: 40.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2019

East Suffolk recorded 427 collisions in 2019, and 54% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years