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Waveney road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 1995, and 462 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1994 (364), and casualties fell from 465.

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 1995
355
Down 2% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
462
Down 1% on 1994
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 1995

0.6% of collisions in Waveney in 1995 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6217%
  • Slight29182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7316%
  • Slight38784%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 1995 is highlighted, with 355, down 2% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday66 (19%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.5%)
  • February26 (7.3%)
  • March24 (6.8%)
  • April24 (6.8%)
  • May27 (7.6%)
  • June26 (7.3%)
  • July29 (8.2%)
  • August29 (8.2%)
  • September34 (9.6%)
  • October39 (11%)
  • November33 (9.3%)
  • December34 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (66%)
  • Wet or damp107 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph241 (68%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph92 (26%)
  • 70 mph7 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (50%)
  • Cyclist77 (17%)
  • Pedestrian69 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (13%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3%)
  • 6 to 1025 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 2098 (21%)
  • 21 to 2559 (13%)
  • 26 to 3574 (16%)
  • 36 to 4541 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.5%)
  • Over 7514 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (61%)
  • Passenger110 (24%)
  • Pedestrian69 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car420 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (13%)
  • Motorcycle61 (9.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 1995: 86, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1286115013
2ndA146324906
3rdA145274107
4thB1074182903
5thA1117152001
6thB1062131403
7thB1127121603
8thA1144101203
9thA14481002
10thB11235601
11thB14374600
12thB13853401
13thA10952200
14thB11242400
15thA11451100
16thB11171100
17thB11261101
18thB13841100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 1995

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 1995: 194.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 1995

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 1995: 117.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1995

East Suffolk recorded 666 collisions in 1995, and 53% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 1995, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years