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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 196 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2022, and 273 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 2021 (157), and casualties rose from 215.

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 2022
196
Up 25% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
273
Up 27% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2022

1.5% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2022 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious5227%
  • Slight14172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious5922%
  • Slight21177%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2022 is highlighted, with 196, up 25% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 196
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (12%)
  • Tuesday31 (16%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday29 (15%)
  • Friday36 (18%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday24 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (11%)
  • February13 (6.6%)
  • March10 (5.1%)
  • April11 (5.6%)
  • May16 (8.2%)
  • June18 (9.2%)
  • July20 (10%)
  • August23 (12%)
  • September22 (11%)
  • October14 (7.1%)
  • November16 (8.2%)
  • December11 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (71%)
  • Wet or damp52 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2%)
  • 30 mph87 (44%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph13 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph61 (31%)
  • 70 mph20 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (12%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (11%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist25 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4%)
  • 16 to 2039 (14%)
  • 21 to 2524 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3540 (15%)
  • 36 to 4531 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (13%)
  • 66 to 7527 (9.9%)
  • Over 7524 (8.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider190 (70%)
  • Passenger57 (21%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car236 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle28 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Martlesham & Purdis Farm, East Suffolk, IP5 3SX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Suffolk Coastal in 2022, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2022

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2022: 30, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA123045010
2ndA14111700
3rdA15471800
4thB11197701
5thA11526602
6thB11226802
7thA10944402
8thA11204701
9thB10794400
10thA11563301
11thA12143500
12thB10693902
13thB10833501
14thB11163402
15thB11233402
16thA10952201
17thB10772200
18thB10782602
19thB11212201
20thB11252202

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2022

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2022: 20.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2022

IP17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2022: 35.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2022

East Suffolk recorded 381 collisions in 2022, and 51% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2022, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years