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Waveney road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 500 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 1980, and 633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1979 (490), and casualties rose from 627.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,635 collisions in Waveney.

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

Collisions in 1980
500
Up 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
633
Up 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 1980

1.4% of collisions in Waveney in 1980 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious14729%
  • Slight34669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious16927%
  • Slight45572%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 1980 is highlighted, with 500, up 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (12%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday88 (18%)
  • Saturday76 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.6%)
  • February37 (7.4%)
  • March34 (6.8%)
  • April30 (6%)
  • May41 (8.2%)
  • June48 (9.6%)
  • July63 (13%)
  • August36 (7.2%)
  • September47 (9.4%)
  • October40 (8%)
  • November54 (11%)
  • December37 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds382 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry322 (64%)
  • Wet or damp160 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.6%)
  • Snow5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph374 (75%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph66 (13%)
  • 70 mph46 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway428 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist182 (29%)
  • Cyclist117 (18%)
  • Pedestrian85 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1556 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20184 (29%)
  • 21 to 2560 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3573 (12%)
  • 36 to 4560 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6551 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider418 (66%)
  • Passenger130 (21%)
  • Pedestrian85 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (52%)
  • Motorcycle193 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle125 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Waveney

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 1980

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 1980: 108, including 3 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12108146331
2ndA1466076019
3rdA1117283118
4thA1144283806
5thB10742430012
6thA144202805
7thA145122012
8thB1127111816
9thA11165501
10thB11234503
11thB13844800
12thB13853501
13thB14373300
14thA10952200
15thA1432200
16thB10622301
17thB11242201
18thB14352200
19thA11451101
20thB11171100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 1980

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 1980: 318.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 1980

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 1980: 215.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1980

East Suffolk recorded 883 collisions in 1980, and 57% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 1980, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1980.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years