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Waveney road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 461 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 1986, and 577 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1985 (437), and casualties rose from 556.

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 1986
461
Up 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
577
Up 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 1986

0.9% of collisions in Waveney in 1986 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious12026%
  • Slight33773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious13423%
  • Slight43976%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 1986 is highlighted, with 461, up 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (11%)
  • Wednesday90 (20%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (11%)
  • Sunday44 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.6%)
  • February27 (5.9%)
  • March35 (7.6%)
  • April33 (7.2%)
  • May31 (6.7%)
  • June52 (11%)
  • July44 (9.5%)
  • August37 (8%)
  • September40 (8.7%)
  • October39 (8.5%)
  • November41 (8.9%)
  • December47 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other89 (19%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (64%)
  • Wet or damp145 (31%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph363 (79%)
  • 40 mph14 (3%)
  • 60 mph73 (16%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (78%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (11%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist213 (37%)
  • Car occupant190 (33%)
  • Cyclist93 (16%)
  • Pedestrian57 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1551 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20199 (34%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 3556 (9.7%)
  • 36 to 4559 (10%)
  • 46 to 5532 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5%)
  • Over 7519 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (70%)
  • Passenger116 (20%)
  • Pedestrian57 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car426 (54%)
  • Motorcycle211 (27%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 1986

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 1986: 152, including 2 fatal and 49 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12152205249
2ndA1117303504
3rdA145253807
4thA146242701
5thA144181905
6thA1144131600
7thB1062131718
8thB1127111202
9thB107491202
10thB112351102
11thA10954600
12thB14354401
13thB13853302
14thB11242301
15thB13842200
16thA11451100
17thB14371201

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 1986

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 1986: 249.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 1986

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 1986: 149.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1986

East Suffolk recorded 979 collisions in 1986, and 47% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 1986, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years