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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 147 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2023, and 198 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2022 (196), and casualties fell from 273.

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 2023
147
Down 25% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
198
Down 27% on 2022
Fatal collisions
6
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2023

4.1% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2023 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal64.1%
  • Serious3927%
  • Slight10269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63%
  • Serious4824%
  • Slight14473%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2023 is highlighted, with 147, down 25% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 147
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (14%)
  • Tuesday21 (14%)
  • Wednesday20 (14%)
  • Thursday23 (16%)
  • Friday20 (14%)
  • Saturday19 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (8.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.8%)
  • February13 (8.8%)
  • March11 (7.5%)
  • April6 (4.1%)
  • May9 (6.1%)
  • June15 (10%)
  • July14 (9.5%)
  • August18 (12%)
  • September11 (7.5%)
  • October9 (6.1%)
  • November12 (8.2%)
  • December19 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds124 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (68%)
  • Wet or damp37 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2%)
  • 30 mph63 (43%)
  • 40 mph13 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph52 (35%)
  • 70 mph10 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant120 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (15%)
  • Pedestrian22 (11%)
  • Cyclist13 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (4%)
  • 11 to 156 (3%)
  • 16 to 2019 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2517 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3532 (16%)
  • 36 to 4522 (11%)
  • 46 to 5522 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (16%)
  • 66 to 7518 (9.1%)
  • Over 7512 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider139 (70%)
  • Passenger37 (19%)
  • Pedestrian22 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car175 (69%)
  • Motorcycle32 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Eastern Felixstowe, East Suffolk, IP11 7QS area and Martlesham & Purdis Farm, East Suffolk, IP5 3SX area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Suffolk Coastal in 2023, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2023

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2023: 21, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12213815
2ndA147902
3rdB10696800
4thB11196702
5thB11225712
6thB11255701
7thA10214400
8thB10794401
9thB11164402
10thB14384510
11thA11203402
12thA11523610
13thA12143401
14thA1543301
15thB10833502
16thB11213400
17thA11562201
18thB10772210
19thB10782210
20thA10941100

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2023

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2023: 20.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2023

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2023: 27.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2023

East Suffolk recorded 275 collisions in 2023, and 53% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2023, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years