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Waveney road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 1999, and 473 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1998 (349), and casualties rose from 452.

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 1999
376
Up 8% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
473
Up 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 1999

1.6% of collisions in Waveney in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious4612%
  • Slight32486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious5411%
  • Slight41387%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 1999 is highlighted, with 376, up 8% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (18%)
  • Tuesday42 (11%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (11%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.8%)
  • February20 (5.3%)
  • March26 (6.9%)
  • April26 (6.9%)
  • May29 (7.7%)
  • June46 (12%)
  • July39 (10%)
  • August32 (8.5%)
  • September35 (9.3%)
  • October32 (8.5%)
  • November25 (6.6%)
  • December29 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other10 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (65%)
  • Wet or damp112 (30%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.7%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph279 (74%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph73 (19%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (56%)
  • Cyclist71 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (15%)
  • Pedestrian61 (13%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1032 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1542 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2094 (20%)
  • 21 to 2552 (11%)
  • 26 to 3581 (17%)
  • 36 to 4550 (11%)
  • 46 to 5550 (11%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.4%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (64%)
  • Passenger107 (23%)
  • Pedestrian61 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car474 (71%)
  • Motorcycle74 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 1999: 91, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1291126110
2ndA146375109
3rdA1117243013
4thA144162102
5thA145131701
6thB1074111203
7thA1144101002
8thA10957700
9thB14376602
10thB11235501
11thB10624500
12thB11274600
13thB13844701
14thB13853400
15thB14353400
16thA11452300
17thB11171200

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 1999

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 1999: 204.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 1999

NR33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 1999: 130.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 1999

East Suffolk recorded 751 collisions in 1999, and 50% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years