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Waveney road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 1985, and 556 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1984 (476), and casualties fell from 614.

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 1985
437
Down 8% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
556
Down 9% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 1985

1.6% of collisions in Waveney in 1985 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious12428%
  • Slight30670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious15127%
  • Slight39872%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 1985 is highlighted, with 437, down 8% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday83 (19%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (4.8%)
  • February25 (5.7%)
  • March36 (8.2%)
  • April30 (6.9%)
  • May36 (8.2%)
  • June38 (8.7%)
  • July37 (8.5%)
  • August38 (8.7%)
  • September41 (9.4%)
  • October60 (14%)
  • November45 (10%)
  • December30 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other99 (23%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (61%)
  • Wet or damp136 (31%)
  • Frost or ice22 (5%)
  • Snow12 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph323 (74%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph92 (21%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway360 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist209 (38%)
  • Car occupant182 (33%)
  • Cyclist82 (15%)
  • Pedestrian73 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20204 (37%)
  • 21 to 2578 (14%)
  • 26 to 3566 (12%)
  • 36 to 4547 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5531 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.8%)
  • Over 7518 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (67%)
  • Passenger111 (20%)
  • Pedestrian73 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car385 (52%)
  • Motorcycle209 (28%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 1985: 120, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12120153227
2ndA1117353809
3rdA146294236
4thA1144151606
5thA145152305
6thB1127143306
7thB1074131603
8thA144121304
9thB138581002
10thA10956602
11thB13846602
12thB10625900
13thB11234401
14thA11453301
15thB14353402
16thB14372201
17thB11241101
18thB11261100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 1985

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 1985: 270.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 1985

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 1985: 175.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1985

East Suffolk recorded 925 collisions in 1985, and 47% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 1985, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years