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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 181 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2020, and 229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2019 (232), and casualties fell from 344.

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 2020
181
Down 22% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
229
Down 33% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2020

0.6% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2020 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4223%
  • Slight13876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4520%
  • Slight18380%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2020 is highlighted, with 181, down 22% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 181
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (12%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday31 (17%)
  • Friday31 (17%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.9%)
  • February14 (7.7%)
  • March10 (5.5%)
  • April5 (2.8%)
  • May15 (8.3%)
  • June13 (7.2%)
  • July11 (6.1%)
  • August25 (14%)
  • September24 (13%)
  • October14 (7.7%)
  • November17 (9.4%)
  • December15 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (72%)
  • Wet or damp46 (25%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph81 (45%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph67 (37%)
  • 70 mph20 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (13%)
  • Roundabout9 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant157 (69%)
  • Cyclist28 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.4%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2044 (19%)
  • 21 to 2517 (7.4%)
  • 26 to 3531 (14%)
  • 36 to 4529 (13%)
  • 46 to 5533 (14%)
  • 56 to 6527 (12%)
  • 66 to 7516 (7%)
  • Over 7516 (7%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (71%)
  • Passenger48 (21%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car250 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle20 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Suffolk Coastal in 2020

Orwell & Villages, East Suffolk, IP10 0FG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Suffolk Coastal in 2020, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2020

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2020: 27, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12274105
2ndA14172115
3rdB11197902
4thA11526802
5thA115661202
6thA10944401
7thB10794401
8thA10213501
9thA12143401
10thB10783300
11thB11163302
12thB14383301
13thA11202200
14thA1442201
15thA1542200
16thB10692201
17thB10842200
18thB11222200
19thB11232302
20thB13532200

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2020

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2020: 19.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2020

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2020: 36.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2020

East Suffolk recorded 330 collisions in 2020, and 55% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2020, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2020.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years