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Waveney road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 476 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 1984, and 614 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1983 (439), and casualties rose from 545.

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 1984
476
Up 8% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
614
Up 13% on 1983
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 1984

2.7% of collisions in Waveney in 1984 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious12727%
  • Slight33671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious15525%
  • Slight44472%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 1984 is highlighted, with 476, up 8% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday84 (18%)
  • Wednesday71 (15%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday79 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (11%)
  • Sunday54 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5%)
  • February32 (6.7%)
  • March36 (7.6%)
  • April35 (7.4%)
  • May43 (9%)
  • June38 (8%)
  • July41 (8.6%)
  • August49 (10%)
  • September52 (11%)
  • October47 (9.9%)
  • November49 (10%)
  • December30 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other105 (22%)

Road surface

  • Dry323 (68%)
  • Wet or damp141 (30%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph345 (72%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph106 (22%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway400 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (9.7%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist198 (32%)
  • Cyclist103 (17%)
  • Pedestrian84 (14%)
  • Van occupant12 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1567 (11%)
  • 16 to 20214 (35%)
  • 21 to 2570 (11%)
  • 26 to 3548 (7.8%)
  • 36 to 4552 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.9%)
  • Over 7514 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (65%)
  • Passenger130 (21%)
  • Pedestrian84 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car385 (49%)
  • Motorcycle209 (27%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 1984: 121, including 4 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12121163430
2ndA11173439113
3rdA146264116
4thA145243116
5thA144233027
6thB1074212519
7thB1127182316
8thA1144111622
9thB11237902
10thA11164402
11thB10624402
12thB13854502
13thB13843301
14thB14373300
15thA10951101
16thA11451100
17thA1431100
18thB11241300
19thB11261400

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 1984

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 1984: 283.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 1984

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 1984: 188.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1984

East Suffolk recorded 991 collisions in 1984, and 48% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 1984, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1984.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years