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Waveney road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2001, and 501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2000 (352), and casualties rose from 469.

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 2001
392
Up 11% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
501
Up 7% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2001

1.3% of collisions in Waveney in 2001 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight33385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious6313%
  • Slight43386%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2001 is highlighted, with 392, up 11% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (17%)
  • Tuesday64 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.9%)
  • February26 (6.6%)
  • March36 (9.2%)
  • April29 (7.4%)
  • May36 (9.2%)
  • June30 (7.7%)
  • July29 (7.4%)
  • August39 (9.9%)
  • September32 (8.2%)
  • October47 (12%)
  • November30 (7.7%)
  • December31 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (14%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (65%)
  • Wet or damp118 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.8%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph293 (75%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph85 (22%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (84%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (58%)
  • Pedestrian67 (13%)
  • Cyclist61 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2090 (18%)
  • 21 to 2555 (11%)
  • 26 to 3570 (14%)
  • 36 to 4567 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4%)
  • Over 7520 (4%)
  • Not recorded32 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (62%)
  • Passenger121 (24%)
  • Pedestrian67 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car519 (74%)
  • Motorcycle64 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Waveney

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Waveney in 2001

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney in 2001, with 43 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2001

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2001: 87, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1287119211
2ndA1117304302
3rdA146232504
4thA144182303
5thA145183013
6thB1062121503
7thB1074111302
8thA114491103
9thB11236901
10thB13846801
11thA10954500
12thA11453300
13thB11243300
14thB11273501
15thB14352200
16thB14372201
17thB11261110

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2001

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2001: 219.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2001

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2001: 140.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2001

East Suffolk recorded 753 collisions in 2001, and 52% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years