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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2021, and 215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2020 (181), and casualties fell from 229.

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 2021
157
Down 13% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
215
Down 6% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2021

1.3% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2021 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious3623%
  • Slight11976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3918%
  • Slight17481%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2021 is highlighted, with 157, down 13% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 157
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (11%)
  • Tuesday22 (14%)
  • Wednesday27 (17%)
  • Thursday28 (18%)
  • Friday23 (15%)
  • Saturday25 (16%)
  • Sunday14 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (7.6%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (3.8%)
  • February10 (6.4%)
  • March9 (5.7%)
  • April19 (12%)
  • May18 (11%)
  • June18 (11%)
  • July13 (8.3%)
  • August15 (9.6%)
  • September12 (7.6%)
  • October13 (8.3%)
  • November14 (8.9%)
  • December10 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (83%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (75%)
  • Wet or damp30 (19%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph73 (46%)
  • 40 mph8 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph48 (31%)
  • 70 mph17 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway128 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (11%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (10%)
  • Cyclist21 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian17 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2026 (12%)
  • 21 to 2518 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3527 (13%)
  • 36 to 4530 (14%)
  • 46 to 5535 (16%)
  • 56 to 6534 (16%)
  • 66 to 7520 (9.3%)
  • Over 7517 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (74%)
  • Passenger38 (18%)
  • Pedestrian17 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car207 (70%)
  • Motorcycle24 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Eastern Felixstowe, East Suffolk, IP11 7QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Suffolk Coastal in 2021, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2021

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2021: 25, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12254014
2ndA1471802
3rdA1546701
4thA10215703
5thA11565501
6thB107851003
7thB11195701
8thA10943400
9thB10823301
10thB14383400
11thA11202300
12thA12142201
13thB10692201
14thB10792200
15thB11162200
16thB11172300
17thB11252200
18thB11211100
19thB11221100
20thB11231101

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2021

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2021: 22.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2021

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2021: 30.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2021

East Suffolk recorded 332 collisions in 2021, and 47% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2021, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years