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Waveney road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 340 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2003, and 447 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2002 (355), and casualties fell from 478.

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 2003
340
Down 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
447
Down 6% on 2002
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2003

1.2% of collisions in Waveney in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious3911%
  • Slight29787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious5312%
  • Slight38787%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2003 is highlighted, with 340, down 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (17%)
  • Tuesday62 (18%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (18%)
  • Friday45 (13%)
  • Saturday32 (9.4%)
  • Sunday31 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (11%)
  • February22 (6.5%)
  • March28 (8.2%)
  • April19 (5.6%)
  • May13 (3.8%)
  • June32 (9.4%)
  • July35 (10%)
  • August27 (7.9%)
  • September32 (9.4%)
  • October28 (8.2%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December32 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (69%)
  • Wet or damp94 (28%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.9%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph238 (70%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph86 (25%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway269 (79%)
  • Roundabout41 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (14%)
  • Cyclist58 (13%)
  • Pedestrian54 (12%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2095 (21%)
  • 21 to 2528 (6.3%)
  • 26 to 3568 (15%)
  • 36 to 4560 (13%)
  • 46 to 5548 (11%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.3%)
  • Over 7515 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded33 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (67%)
  • Passenger95 (21%)
  • Pedestrian54 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (70%)
  • Motorcycle66 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney in 2003, with 44 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2003

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2003: 84, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1284104111
2ndA146405613
3rdA1117243104
4thA144111911
5thA145101602
6thB107491200
7thB112792103
8thA11447801
9thA10954410
10thB10624802
11thB13843300
12thB13853401
13thA11452200
14thB11232501
15thB11242300
16thA141100
17thB14351200
18thB14371201

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2003

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2003: 185.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2003

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2003: 109.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2003

East Suffolk recorded 690 collisions in 2003, and 49% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2003, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years