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Waveney road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 439 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 1983, and 545 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1982 (483), and casualties fell from 621.

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 1983
439
Down 9% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
545
Down 12% on 1982
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 1983

1.6% of collisions in Waveney in 1983 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious11827%
  • Slight31472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious12924%
  • Slight40875%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 1983 is highlighted, with 439, down 9% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday81 (18%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday76 (17%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (9.1%)
  • February31 (7.1%)
  • March37 (8.4%)
  • April41 (9.3%)
  • May39 (8.9%)
  • June42 (9.6%)
  • July39 (8.9%)
  • August37 (8.4%)
  • September28 (6.4%)
  • October32 (7.3%)
  • November38 (8.7%)
  • December35 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other98 (22%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (64%)
  • Wet or damp143 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph331 (75%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph76 (17%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (30%)
  • Cyclist101 (19%)
  • Pedestrian83 (15%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1548 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20174 (32%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 3560 (11%)
  • 36 to 4543 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5530 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.9%)
  • Over 7517 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (67%)
  • Passenger97 (18%)
  • Pedestrian83 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (53%)
  • Motorcycle168 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 1983: 121, including 3 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12121160331
2ndA11173338012
3rdA146334108
4thA144192704
5thA1144172206
6thB1074161707
7thA145151921
8thB1127121603
9thA11165610
10thA1435800
11thB10624511
12thB11234401
13thA10953401
14thB11243400
15thB13843503
16thA11452201
17thB11261100
18thB13851200
19thB14351100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 1983

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 1983: 264.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 1983

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 1983: 177.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1983

East Suffolk recorded 876 collisions in 1983, and 50% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 1983, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years