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Waveney road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 364 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 1994, and 465 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1993 (348), and casualties rose from 448.

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 1994
364
Up 5% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
465
Up 4% on 1993
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 1994

1.9% of collisions in Waveney in 1994 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious4613%
  • Slight31185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious5512%
  • Slight40286%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 1994 is highlighted, with 364, up 5% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (18%)
  • Sunday31 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.8%)
  • February25 (6.9%)
  • March24 (6.6%)
  • April18 (4.9%)
  • May30 (8.2%)
  • June32 (8.8%)
  • July36 (9.9%)
  • August44 (12%)
  • September29 (8%)
  • October27 (7.4%)
  • November29 (8%)
  • December38 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (69%)
  • Wet or damp94 (26%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph260 (71%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph87 (24%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (79%)
  • Roundabout31 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (51%)
  • Cyclist89 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (13%)
  • Pedestrian61 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 2091 (20%)
  • 21 to 2562 (13%)
  • 26 to 3568 (15%)
  • 36 to 4543 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5546 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.4%)
  • Over 7515 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (65%)
  • Passenger101 (22%)
  • Pedestrian61 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car438 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (14%)
  • Motorcycle63 (9.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 1994: 85, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1285115310
2ndA146314001
3rdA1117304004
4thA1144181902
5thB1074131802
6thA145111511
7thB1127111215
8thA144101202
9thB106281502
10thB11235600
11thB138551301
12thB11264512
13thB14354400
14thB14374500
15thB11242401
16thA10951200
17thA11451100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 1994

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 1994: 205.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 1994

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 1994: 142.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1994

East Suffolk recorded 701 collisions in 1994, and 52% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 1994, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years