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Waveney road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 424 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 1990, and 535 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1989 (464), and casualties fell from 601.

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 1990
424
Down 9% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
535
Down 11% on 1989
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 1990

0.9% of collisions in Waveney in 1990 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious10625%
  • Slight31474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious11021%
  • Slight42179%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 1990 is highlighted, with 424, down 9% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (17%)
  • Tuesday47 (11%)
  • Wednesday55 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday75 (18%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.3%)
  • February35 (8.3%)
  • March23 (5.4%)
  • April40 (9.4%)
  • May39 (9.2%)
  • June42 (9.9%)
  • July41 (9.7%)
  • August34 (8%)
  • September31 (7.3%)
  • October34 (8%)
  • November42 (9.9%)
  • December28 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (67%)
  • Wet or damp133 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph300 (71%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph95 (22%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (75%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (11%)
  • Roundabout43 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (26%)
  • Cyclist95 (18%)
  • Pedestrian67 (13%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20169 (32%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 3564 (12%)
  • 36 to 4546 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.7%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider362 (68%)
  • Passenger106 (20%)
  • Pedestrian67 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (58%)
  • Motorcycle143 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 1990: 112, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12112137225
2ndA1464470011
3rdA11173138010
4thA144192506
5thB1074162102
6thA1144131410
7thB1127132104
8thA145121904
9thB106281102
10thA10957805
11thB11234512
12thB11263300
13thB13853400
14thB14373300
15thA11451200
16thB11241200

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 1990

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 1990: 249.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 1990

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 1990: 180.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1990

East Suffolk recorded 881 collisions in 1990, and 48% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 1990, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years