Skip to main content
CrashStats

Waveney road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 1998, and 452 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1997 (358), and casualties fell from 458.

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 1998
349
Down 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
452
Down 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 1998

1.1% of collisions in Waveney in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4011%
  • Slight30587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious449.7%
  • Slight40489%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 1998 is highlighted, with 349, down 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (16%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday49 (14%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.6%)
  • February25 (7.2%)
  • March23 (6.6%)
  • April26 (7.4%)
  • May26 (7.4%)
  • June33 (9.5%)
  • July23 (6.6%)
  • August31 (8.9%)
  • September38 (11%)
  • October21 (6%)
  • November43 (12%)
  • December30 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (58%)
  • Wet or damp132 (38%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph256 (73%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph74 (21%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (84%)
  • Roundabout27 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (56%)
  • Cyclist74 (16%)
  • Pedestrian59 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1536 (8%)
  • 16 to 2090 (20%)
  • 21 to 2571 (16%)
  • 26 to 3573 (16%)
  • 36 to 4553 (12%)
  • 46 to 5546 (10%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (63%)
  • Passenger109 (24%)
  • Pedestrian59 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car452 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (12%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 1998: 80, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1280100113
2ndA1117304203
3rdA146254003
4thA145192902
5thA144151802
6thB1074142300
7thA1144131601
8thB10627802
9thB11236700
10thA11455500
11thA10954602
12thB11274600
13thB13844400
14thB11243401
15thB14372201
16thA11201100
17thA1431210
18thB13851100
19thB14351100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 1998

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 1998: 206.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 1998

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 1998: 137.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1998

East Suffolk recorded 693 collisions in 1998, and 50% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years