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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2025, and 244 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2024 (171), and casualties rose from 216.

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 2025
184
Up 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
244
Up 13% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2025

0.5% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2025 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5530%
  • Slight12870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5924%
  • Slight18475%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2025 is highlighted, with 184, up 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 184
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (16%)
  • Tuesday27 (15%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday29 (16%)
  • Friday31 (17%)
  • Saturday24 (13%)
  • Sunday19 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.1%)
  • February13 (7.1%)
  • March17 (9.2%)
  • April12 (6.5%)
  • May19 (10%)
  • June15 (8.2%)
  • July14 (7.6%)
  • August15 (8.2%)
  • September18 (9.8%)
  • October20 (11%)
  • November16 (8.7%)
  • December12 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (74%)
  • Wet or damp42 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph87 (47%)
  • 40 mph14 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph55 (30%)
  • 70 mph19 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway147 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (10%)
  • Roundabout12 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (13%)
  • Cyclist19 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian15 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 155 (2%)
  • 16 to 2028 (11%)
  • 21 to 2530 (12%)
  • 26 to 3539 (16%)
  • 36 to 4533 (14%)
  • 46 to 5519 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6527 (11%)
  • 66 to 7526 (11%)
  • Over 7522 (9%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (73%)
  • Passenger50 (20%)
  • Pedestrian15 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car250 (74%)
  • Motorcycle32 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Western Felixstowe, East Suffolk, IP11 9QN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Suffolk Coastal in 2025, with 9 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2025

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2025: 28, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA122844110
2ndA14132602
3rdA11527804
4thA12147900
5thB111971103
6thB11166601
7thB14386703
8thA115651001
9thA11204501
10thA1544501
11thB10783400
12thB10793400
13thA10942200
14thB10822200
15thB10832201
16thB11222401
17thA1441101
18thB10691100
19thB11171101
20thB11211101

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2025

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2025: 25.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2025

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2025: 35.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2025

East Suffolk recorded 385 collisions in 2025, and 48% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2025, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2025.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years