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Waveney road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 426 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 1988, and 563 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1987 (442), and casualties fell from 576.

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 1988
426
Down 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
563
Down 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 1988

1.9% of collisions in Waveney in 1988 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious8119%
  • Slight33779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious9317%
  • Slight46282%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 1988 is highlighted, with 426, down 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (16%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday61 (14%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.7%)
  • February19 (4.5%)
  • March39 (9.2%)
  • April33 (7.7%)
  • May34 (8%)
  • June40 (9.4%)
  • July38 (8.9%)
  • August39 (9.2%)
  • September28 (6.6%)
  • October43 (10%)
  • November41 (9.6%)
  • December35 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds297 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other36 (8.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (63%)
  • Wet or damp151 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph316 (74%)
  • 40 mph17 (4%)
  • 60 mph85 (20%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout30 (7%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (26%)
  • Cyclist91 (16%)
  • Pedestrian80 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1579 (14%)
  • 16 to 20154 (27%)
  • 21 to 2575 (13%)
  • 26 to 3562 (11%)
  • 36 to 4555 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5530 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.5%)
  • Over 7516 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider349 (62%)
  • Passenger134 (24%)
  • Pedestrian80 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car433 (58%)
  • Motorcycle157 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Waveney

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 1988

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 1988: 108, including 6 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12108136622
2ndA1117283103
3rdA146283703
4thA145253105
5thB1074162604
6thA144155604
7thA1144121203
8thB1127111303
9thB1062101001
10thB13845702
11thA10954501
12thA11453500
13thB11263311
14thB13853300
15thB14353400
16thB11172200
17thA1431101
18thB11231100
19thB11241100
20thB14371100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 1988

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 1988: 245.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 1988

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 1988: 170.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1988

East Suffolk recorded 891 collisions in 1988, and 48% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years