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Waveney road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 1981, and 571 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1980 (500), and casualties fell from 633.

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 1981
442
Down 12% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
571
Down 10% on 1980
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 1981

1.4% of collisions in Waveney in 1981 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious13430%
  • Slight30268%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious15928%
  • Slight40671%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 1981 is highlighted, with 442, down 12% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday84 (19%)
  • Saturday70 (16%)
  • Sunday56 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.9%)
  • February24 (5.4%)
  • March25 (5.7%)
  • April24 (5.4%)
  • May28 (6.3%)
  • June43 (9.7%)
  • July52 (12%)
  • August49 (11%)
  • September43 (9.7%)
  • October47 (11%)
  • November43 (9.7%)
  • December38 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other27 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (71%)
  • Wet or damp105 (24%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.6%)
  • Snow8 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph304 (69%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph110 (25%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway372 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist184 (32%)
  • Cyclist78 (14%)
  • Pedestrian69 (12%)
  • Van occupant23 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7%)
  • 16 to 20216 (38%)
  • 21 to 2561 (11%)
  • 26 to 3559 (10%)
  • 36 to 4545 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.6%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider362 (63%)
  • Passenger140 (25%)
  • Pedestrian69 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car375 (52%)
  • Motorcycle186 (26%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Waveney

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 1981

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 1981: 113, including 2 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12113145230
2ndA1465672019
3rdA11172839011
4thA144222514
5thB1074192208
6thB1127112107
7thA1144101202
8thA14581102
9thB10627922
10thB13846802
11thA11165701
12thB13854802
13thA10953502
14thA11453301
15thB11232200
16thB11242302
17thB11262200
18thB14352201
19thB14371100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 1981

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 1981: 259.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 1981

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 1981: 152.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1981

East Suffolk recorded 841 collisions in 1981, and 53% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 1981, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years