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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 171 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2024, and 216 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2023 (147), and casualties rose from 198.

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 2024
171
Up 16% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
216
Up 9% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2024

1.2% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2024 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious5633%
  • Slight11366%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious6530%
  • Slight14969%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2024 is highlighted, with 171, up 16% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 171
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (17%)
  • Tuesday21 (12%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (20%)
  • Friday19 (11%)
  • Saturday19 (11%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.6%)
  • February9 (5.3%)
  • March14 (8.2%)
  • April15 (8.8%)
  • May16 (9.4%)
  • June18 (11%)
  • July18 (11%)
  • August13 (7.6%)
  • September19 (11%)
  • October14 (8.2%)
  • November14 (8.2%)
  • December8 (4.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (73%)
  • Wet or damp45 (26%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph71 (42%)
  • 40 mph14 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph64 (37%)
  • 70 mph12 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (12%)
  • Roundabout12 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant132 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (14%)
  • Cyclist22 (10%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 105 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2032 (15%)
  • 21 to 2519 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3536 (17%)
  • 36 to 4525 (12%)
  • 46 to 5519 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6529 (13%)
  • 66 to 7518 (8.3%)
  • Over 7525 (12%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider166 (77%)
  • Passenger31 (14%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car217 (72%)
  • Motorcycle30 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Western Felixstowe, East Suffolk, IP11 9QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Suffolk Coastal in 2024, with 8 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2024

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2024: 26, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12263909
2ndA14111205
3rdB111981304
4thA12146702
5thA11525601
6thB10695502
7thB11165604
8thB14385501
9thA10943702
10thA11203301
11thA11563301
12thA1543400
13thB10783400
14thB11223300
15thB10772202
16thB10822202
17thB10842200
18thB11172201
19thB11252201
20thA10211200

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2024

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2024: 14.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2024

IP12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2024: 36.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2024

East Suffolk recorded 328 collisions in 2024, and 52% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2024, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2024.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years