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Waveney road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 405 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 1991, and 546 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1990 (424), and casualties rose from 535.

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 1991
405
Down 4% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
546
Up 2% on 1990
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 1991

1% of collisions in Waveney in 1991 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious10125%
  • Slight30074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious11321%
  • Slight42979%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 1991 is highlighted, with 405, down 4% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday68 (17%)
  • Wednesday45 (11%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday82 (20%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (10%)
  • February19 (4.7%)
  • March36 (8.9%)
  • April29 (7.2%)
  • May39 (9.6%)
  • June30 (7.4%)
  • July38 (9.4%)
  • August28 (6.9%)
  • September50 (12%)
  • October34 (8.4%)
  • November35 (8.6%)
  • December25 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (8.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (67%)
  • Wet or damp110 (27%)
  • Frost or ice20 (4.9%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph277 (68%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph94 (23%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway330 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.7%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (21%)
  • Cyclist99 (18%)
  • Pedestrian56 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7%)
  • 16 to 20146 (27%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 3580 (15%)
  • 36 to 4567 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.7%)
  • Over 7517 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (67%)
  • Passenger123 (23%)
  • Pedestrian56 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car439 (60%)
  • Motorcycle110 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 1991: 107, including 2 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12107146229
2ndA1117323808
3rdA146274316
4thB1074162913
5thA145152405
6thA1144141703
7thA144141804
8thB1127131602
9thB106271202
10thA10955802
11thB11234502
12thB13854400
13thA11452201
14thB11242201
15thB11262302
16thB13842400
17thB14352300
18thB14372201
19thA1431100
20thB11171101

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 1991

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 1991: 244.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 1991

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 1991: 174.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1991

East Suffolk recorded 800 collisions in 1991, and 51% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 1991, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1991.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years