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Waveney road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 464 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 1989, and 601 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1988 (426), and casualties rose from 563.

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 1989
464
Up 9% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
601
Up 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 1989

1.7% of collisions in Waveney in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious10422%
  • Slight35276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious13222%
  • Slight45576%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 1989 is highlighted, with 464, up 9% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (13%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday83 (18%)
  • Sunday48 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.8%)
  • February27 (5.8%)
  • March38 (8.2%)
  • April30 (6.5%)
  • May39 (8.4%)
  • June38 (8.2%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August41 (8.8%)
  • September31 (6.7%)
  • October39 (8.4%)
  • November37 (8%)
  • December54 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds394 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry333 (72%)
  • Wet or damp124 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph340 (73%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph105 (23%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road56 (12%)
  • Roundabout25 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (21%)
  • Pedestrian88 (15%)
  • Cyclist81 (13%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7%)
  • 16 to 20172 (29%)
  • 21 to 2572 (12%)
  • 26 to 3595 (16%)
  • 36 to 4568 (11%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.5%)
  • Over 7517 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (62%)
  • Passenger141 (23%)
  • Pedestrian88 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car490 (62%)
  • Motorcycle138 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 1989: 122, including 3 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12122162327
2ndA146345436
3rdA1117303405
4thA145212505
5thB1127192406
6thA1144171904
7thB1074171903
8thA144131502
9thB1062132412
10thB112361101
11thB13856703
12thA11454402
13thB11243301
14thA10952201
15thB13842200
16thB14372200
17thA1431101
18thB14351200

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 1989

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 1989: 299.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 1989

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 1989: 195.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1989

East Suffolk recorded 907 collisions in 1989, and 51% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 1989, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years