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Waveney road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2000, and 469 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1999 (376), and casualties fell from 473.

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 2000
352
Down 6% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
469
Down 1% on 1999
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2000

1.4% of collisions in Waveney in 2000 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious6719%
  • Slight28080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious8017%
  • Slight38482%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2000 is highlighted, with 352, down 6% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (12%)
  • Thursday63 (18%)
  • Friday66 (19%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8%)
  • February36 (10%)
  • March31 (8.8%)
  • April12 (3.4%)
  • May20 (5.7%)
  • June31 (8.8%)
  • July31 (8.8%)
  • August27 (7.7%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October29 (8.2%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December32 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (62%)
  • Wet or damp117 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.9%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph263 (75%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph77 (22%)
  • 70 mph7 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (83%)
  • Roundabout32 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant261 (56%)
  • Cyclist69 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (13%)
  • Pedestrian59 (13%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2080 (17%)
  • 21 to 2544 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3583 (18%)
  • 36 to 4561 (13%)
  • 46 to 5548 (10%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.8%)
  • Over 7513 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded34 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (66%)
  • Passenger101 (22%)
  • Pedestrian59 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car461 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (11%)
  • Motorcycle60 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2000: 79, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1279110116
2ndA144273606
3rdA146263416
4thA1117253106
5thA145182521
6thA1144111301
7thB112781102
8thB10746901
9thB10625701
10thB11235500
11thB13844602
12thB14354501
13thA11453301
14thB14373501
15thA10952300
16thB11242301
17thB11262701
18thB13852200
19thA141200
20thB11171410

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2000

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2000: 186.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2000

NR33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2000: 116.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2000

East Suffolk recorded 716 collisions in 2000, and 49% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years