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Waveney road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 348 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 1993, and 448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1992 (375), and casualties fell from 505.

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 1993
348
Down 7% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
448
Down 11% on 1992
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 1993

1.1% of collisions in Waveney in 1993 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious5616%
  • Slight28883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6715%
  • Slight37784%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 1993 is highlighted, with 348, down 7% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (16%)
  • Tuesday55 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday53 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (15%)
  • Sunday23 (6.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.2%)
  • February21 (6%)
  • March22 (6.3%)
  • April27 (7.8%)
  • May30 (8.6%)
  • June31 (8.9%)
  • July34 (9.8%)
  • August31 (8.9%)
  • September32 (9.2%)
  • October29 (8.3%)
  • November34 (9.8%)
  • December25 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (65%)
  • Wet or damp119 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph226 (65%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph99 (28%)
  • 70 mph7 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (79%)
  • Roundabout30 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant224 (50%)
  • Cyclist84 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (17%)
  • Pedestrian54 (12%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2089 (20%)
  • 21 to 2558 (13%)
  • 26 to 3575 (17%)
  • 36 to 4543 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5544 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.7%)
  • Over 7514 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider297 (66%)
  • Passenger97 (22%)
  • Pedestrian54 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car421 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (13%)
  • Motorcycle73 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 1993: 85, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1285105010
2ndA1463156010
3rdA1117243000
4thA145151814
5thB1074151603
6thB1127151803
7thA1144141601
8thA144111501
9thB1062111902
10thA10955801
11thB11234502
12thB13853901
13thA1431100
14thB11241100
15thB11261100
16thB13841100
17thB14371100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 1993

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 1993: 188.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 1993

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 1993: 135.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1993

East Suffolk recorded 714 collisions in 1993, and 49% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 1993, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1993.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years