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Waveney road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 483 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 1982, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1981 (442), and casualties rose from 571.

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 1982
483
Up 9% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
621
Up 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 1982

2.5% of collisions in Waveney in 1982 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious13328%
  • Slight33870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.6%
  • Serious16326%
  • Slight44271%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 1982 is highlighted, with 483, up 9% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (18%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (14%)
  • Friday79 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.6%)
  • February30 (6.2%)
  • March26 (5.4%)
  • April44 (9.1%)
  • May38 (7.9%)
  • June31 (6.4%)
  • July42 (8.7%)
  • August49 (10%)
  • September49 (10%)
  • October45 (9.3%)
  • November57 (12%)
  • December40 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight341 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other77 (16%)

Road surface

  • Dry335 (69%)
  • Wet or damp133 (28%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph357 (74%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph91 (19%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway405 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout24 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist210 (34%)
  • Pedestrian74 (12%)
  • Cyclist69 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20207 (33%)
  • 21 to 2576 (12%)
  • 26 to 3562 (10%)
  • 36 to 4572 (12%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider419 (67%)
  • Passenger128 (21%)
  • Pedestrian74 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car449 (56%)
  • Motorcycle214 (27%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 1982: 127, including 5 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12127174528
2ndA1465271119
3rdA11173746110
4thA144212716
5thA1144202305
6thB1074182608
7thA1116111721
8thB1127101104
9thA14591504
10thB106271113
11thB138561203
12thA11454401
13thA1433300
14thB11233401
15thB11263400
16thA10952201
17thB14352200
18thB11171200
19thB11241201
20thB13841100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 1982

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 1982: 301.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 1982

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 1982: 196.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1982

East Suffolk recorded 953 collisions in 1982, and 51% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 1982, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years