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Waveney road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 1997, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1996 (362), and casualties fell from 470.

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 1997
358
Down 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
458
Down 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
9
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 1997

2.5% of collisions in Waveney in 1997 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious4914%
  • Slight30084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious6113%
  • Slight38885%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 1997 is highlighted, with 358, down 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (16%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday59 (16%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday66 (18%)
  • Saturday35 (9.8%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.7%)
  • February25 (7%)
  • March20 (5.6%)
  • April30 (8.4%)
  • May34 (9.5%)
  • June20 (5.6%)
  • July41 (11%)
  • August41 (11%)
  • September23 (6.4%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November34 (9.5%)
  • December22 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other20 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (64%)
  • Wet or damp122 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph253 (71%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph88 (25%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (79%)
  • Roundabout33 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (6.7%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (55%)
  • Cyclist71 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (13%)
  • Pedestrian60 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2070 (15%)
  • 21 to 2545 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3570 (15%)
  • 36 to 4549 (11%)
  • 46 to 5554 (12%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.8%)
  • Over 7520 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded40 (8.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (63%)
  • Passenger111 (24%)
  • Pedestrian60 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car451 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (12%)
  • Motorcycle61 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 1997: 85, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1285112314
2ndA146354607
3rdA1117242904
4thA144182732
5thA145172513
6thB1074171904
7thA1144131601
8thB11277701
9thA10956700
10thB106261501
11thB13855610
12thB14374401
13thB11233700
14thB11243300
15thA10652200
16thB11262400
17thB13842200
18thB14352200
19thA11451100
20thA1431101

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 1997

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 1997: 189.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 1997

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 1997: 132.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1997

East Suffolk recorded 657 collisions in 1997, and 54% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years