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Waveney road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 362 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 1996, and 470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1995 (355), and casualties rose from 462.

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 1996
362
Up 2% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
470
Up 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 1996

2.2% of collisions in Waveney in 1996 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious4412%
  • Slight31086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious5011%
  • Slight41288%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 1996 is highlighted, with 362, up 2% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (12%)
  • Tuesday60 (17%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (19%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.9%)
  • February38 (10%)
  • March23 (6.4%)
  • April27 (7.5%)
  • May31 (8.6%)
  • June25 (6.9%)
  • July34 (9.4%)
  • August34 (9.4%)
  • September30 (8.3%)
  • October30 (8.3%)
  • November38 (10%)
  • December27 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (65%)
  • Wet or damp107 (30%)
  • Frost or ice18 (5%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph252 (70%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph86 (24%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (84%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (58%)
  • Cyclist81 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (11%)
  • Pedestrian48 (10%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1545 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 2090 (19%)
  • 21 to 2559 (13%)
  • 26 to 3580 (17%)
  • 36 to 4560 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.3%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider306 (65%)
  • Passenger116 (25%)
  • Pedestrian48 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car468 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (13%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Waveney

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 1996

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 1996: 95, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1295129116
2ndA146405524
3rdA144181903
4thA1117172112
5thA1144161802
6thA145131902
7thB1062121502
8thB1127122212
9thB107481110
10thA10954500
11thB13844700
12thB14372200
13thA11451100
14thB11231300
15thB11241100
16thB13851100
17thB14351100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 1996

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 1996: 201.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 1996

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 1996: 134.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1996

East Suffolk recorded 705 collisions in 1996, and 51% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 1996, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years