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Waveney road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 15,635 road traffic collisions in Waveney from 1979 to 2025, and 20,286 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 230 were fatal and 3,052 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 200 collisions, up 27% on 2024 (158), and casualties rose from 204 to 251.

District council until April 2019, now part of East Suffolk. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
15,635
Casualties
20,286
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
230
1.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
200
Up 27% on 2024

Crash severity in Waveney

1.5% of collisions in Waveney from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2301.5%
  • Serious3,05220%
  • Slight12,35379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2571.3%
  • Serious3,53017%
  • Slight16,49981%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. In 2025 there were 200, up 27% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 200
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025200251
2024158204
2023128177
2022183226
2021173219
2020149180
2019195261
2018181245
2017251321
2016233298
2015215286
2014245303
2013239290
2012295378
2011261356
2010261343
2009332498
2008334453
2007307392
2006334436
2005380508
2004366468
2003340447
2002355478
2001392501
2000352469
1999376473
1998349452
1997358458
1996362470
1995355462
1994364465
1993348448
1992375505
1991405546
1990424535
1989464601
1988426563
1987442576
1986461577
1985437556
1984476614
1983439545
1982483621
1981442571
1980500633
1979490627

When and where crashes happen in Waveney

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,294 (15%)
  • Tuesday2,342 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,289 (15%)
  • Thursday2,350 (15%)
  • Friday2,617 (17%)
  • Saturday2,118 (14%)
  • Sunday1,625 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59546 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59214 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,930 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,365 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,046 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,014 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,173 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,347 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,229 (7.9%)
  • February1,068 (6.8%)
  • March1,166 (7.5%)
  • April1,107 (7.1%)
  • May1,304 (8.3%)
  • June1,300 (8.3%)
  • July1,477 (9.4%)
  • August1,423 (9.1%)
  • September1,400 (9%)
  • October1,395 (8.9%)
  • November1,479 (9.5%)
  • December1,287 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,577 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,789 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,063 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit108 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown95 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,640 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,835 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds232 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds204 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist137 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds102 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds25 (0.2%)
  • Other1,337 (8.6%)
  • Not recorded123 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,464 (67%)
  • Wet or damp4,558 (29%)
  • Frost or ice419 (2.7%)
  • Snow132 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep17 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel14 (0.1%)
  • Mud6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph113 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph11,102 (71%)
  • 40 mph608 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph127 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph3,185 (20%)
  • 70 mph499 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,871 (82%)
  • Roundabout1,077 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1,066 (6.8%)
  • Dual carriageway564 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded57 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Waveney

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant9,974 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist3,870 (19%)
  • Cyclist2,986 (15%)
  • Pedestrian2,519 (12%)
  • Van occupant357 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant208 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)117 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant94 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant86 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant37 (0.2%)
  • Other36 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5455 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 10835 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 151,492 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 204,801 (24%)
  • 21 to 252,319 (11%)
  • 26 to 352,832 (14%)
  • 36 to 452,289 (11%)
  • 46 to 551,811 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 651,392 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 75992 (4.9%)
  • Over 75756 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded312 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider13,504 (67%)
  • Passenger4,263 (21%)
  • Pedestrian2,519 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car18,014 (65%)
  • Motorcycle4,007 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle3,079 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,105 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes668 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach266 (1%)
  • Other vehicle230 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car203 (0.7%)
  • Minibus90 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle39 (0.1%)
  • Other60 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Waveney

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Waveney

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 Waveney

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area is the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney, with 748 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney from 1979 to 2025: 3,593, including 79 fatal and 710 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA123,5934,86679710
2ndA1461,2581,80920266
3rdA11179651,1847166
4thA14562587816120
5thA14462085614123
6thB10745146784123
7thA1144462548378
8thB11274145946110
9thB10623655111375
10thB1123158211235
11thA1095148183438
12thB1385120177528
13thB1532113133024
14thB1437106127027
15thA4795131214
16thB138495119022
17thB137586110115
18thA11458496016
19thB112465111018
20thB1435566617

Towns in Waveney

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney from 1979 to 2025: 8,468.

Postcode districts in Waveney

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney from 1979 to 2025: 5,620.

East Suffolk and its former districts

East Suffolk recorded 31,552 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 50% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney

Of the latest 24 crashes in Waveney, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 22 December 2025.

Severity