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Waveney road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2002, and 478 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2001 (392), and casualties fell from 501.

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 2002
355
Down 9% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
478
Down 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
9
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2002

2.5% of collisions in Waveney in 2002 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious4212%
  • Slight30486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight41887%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2002 is highlighted, with 355, down 9% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (11%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (18%)
  • Friday69 (19%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (10%)
  • February34 (9.6%)
  • March29 (8.2%)
  • April29 (8.2%)
  • May31 (8.7%)
  • June28 (7.9%)
  • July31 (8.7%)
  • August23 (6.5%)
  • September30 (8.5%)
  • October34 (9.6%)
  • November26 (7.3%)
  • December24 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (66%)
  • Wet or damp112 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph258 (73%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph85 (24%)
  • 70 mph7 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (84%)
  • Roundabout26 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (63%)
  • Pedestrian57 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (11%)
  • Cyclist49 (10%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2090 (19%)
  • 21 to 2537 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3581 (17%)
  • 36 to 4573 (15%)
  • 46 to 5543 (9%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.6%)
  • Over 7515 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (63%)
  • Passenger121 (25%)
  • Pedestrian57 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car467 (74%)
  • Motorcycle59 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Waveney in 2002

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney in 2002, with 37 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2002

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2002: 85, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1285124311
2ndA146355118
3rdA1117273110
4thA145202601
5thA144162413
6thB107481202
7thB112781300
8thA11447900
9thA10955600
10thB10624401
11thB13854921
12thB11233302
13thB11243601
14thB13842200
15thB14372200
16thA11451100
17thB11221101

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2002

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2002: 195.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2002

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2002: 127.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2002

East Suffolk recorded 698 collisions in 2002, and 51% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2002, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years