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Waveney road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 1992, and 505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1991 (405), and casualties fell from 546.

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 1992
375
Down 7% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
505
Down 8% on 1991
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 1992

0.5% of collisions in Waveney in 1992 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious8523%
  • Slight28877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious10421%
  • Slight39979%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 1992 is highlighted, with 375, down 7% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.3%)
  • February26 (6.9%)
  • March26 (6.9%)
  • April34 (9.1%)
  • May35 (9.3%)
  • June31 (8.3%)
  • July37 (9.9%)
  • August27 (7.2%)
  • September30 (8%)
  • October30 (8%)
  • November29 (7.7%)
  • December35 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight262 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (9.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Other11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (64%)
  • Wet or damp118 (31%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph246 (66%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph108 (29%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (78%)
  • Roundabout37 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (9.1%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (49%)
  • Cyclist104 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (13%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1542 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20113 (22%)
  • 21 to 2563 (12%)
  • 26 to 3565 (13%)
  • 36 to 4564 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.3%)
  • Over 7520 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (66%)
  • Passenger123 (24%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (16%)
  • Motorcycle66 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 1992: 94, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1294137122
2ndA1117313705
3rdA146243407
4thA144232605
5thB1074162404
6thA1144151801
7thA145152003
8thB1062122312
9thB1127111702
10thB11235703
11thA10954503
12thB13844502
13thA11453300
14thB13853701
15thB14373301
16thA1432202
17thB11241701
18thB11261100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 1992

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 1992: 205.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 1992

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 1992: 149.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1992

East Suffolk recorded 758 collisions in 1992, and 49% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 1992, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years