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Waveney road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 1987, and 576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1986 (461), and casualties fell from 577.

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 1987
442
Down 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
576
Level with 1986
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 1987

2% of collisions in Waveney in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious10724%
  • Slight32674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious12822%
  • Slight43876%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 1987 is highlighted, with 442, down 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (18%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (11%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.8%)
  • February25 (5.7%)
  • March23 (5.2%)
  • April21 (4.8%)
  • May43 (9.7%)
  • June36 (8.1%)
  • July63 (14%)
  • August51 (12%)
  • September41 (9.3%)
  • October41 (9.3%)
  • November36 (8.1%)
  • December32 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other71 (16%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (65%)
  • Wet or damp145 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph340 (77%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph81 (18%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant237 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist160 (28%)
  • Pedestrian81 (14%)
  • Cyclist77 (13%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20179 (31%)
  • 21 to 2579 (14%)
  • 26 to 3565 (11%)
  • 36 to 4554 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.7%)
  • Over 7519 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (64%)
  • Passenger126 (22%)
  • Pedestrian81 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car431 (56%)
  • Motorcycle177 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 1987: 116, including 7 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12116166726
2ndA146283517
3rdA1117253304
4thB1074202506
5thA144192502
6thA145182502
7thB1127182805
8thA1144151601
9thB138581001
10thB106271001
11thA10954503
12thB13843402
13thB14373401
14thA11451100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 1987

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 1987: 271.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 1987

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 1987: 185.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1987

East Suffolk recorded 914 collisions in 1987, and 48% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 1987, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years