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Waveney road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 366 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2004, and 468 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2003 (340), and casualties rose from 447.

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 2004
366
Up 8% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
468
Up 5% on 2003
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2004

1.1% of collisions in Waveney in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4913%
  • Slight31386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious5712%
  • Slight40687%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2004 is highlighted, with 366, up 8% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (16%)
  • Tuesday41 (11%)
  • Wednesday59 (16%)
  • Thursday61 (17%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday47 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.6%)
  • February23 (6.3%)
  • March38 (10%)
  • April32 (8.7%)
  • May30 (8.2%)
  • June26 (7.1%)
  • July33 (9%)
  • August32 (8.7%)
  • September32 (8.7%)
  • October35 (9.6%)
  • November25 (6.8%)
  • December36 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (61%)
  • Wet or damp125 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.8%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph254 (69%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph89 (24%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (78%)
  • Roundabout35 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (8.5%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant279 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (13%)
  • Cyclist55 (12%)
  • Pedestrian51 (11%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2099 (21%)
  • 21 to 2544 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3568 (15%)
  • 36 to 4553 (11%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.1%)
  • Over 7519 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded37 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (69%)
  • Passenger96 (21%)
  • Pedestrian51 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (72%)
  • Motorcycle64 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney in 2004, with 41 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2004

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2004: 83, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA128311429
2ndA1117283104
3rdA146273904
4thA145202603
5thA144192702
6thB1062122021
7thB1074101302
8thB112791302
9thA11448902
10thA10954500
11thB14374400
12thB11232200
13thB11242300
14thB13842201
15thB13852201
16thB14352200
17thA11451100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2004

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2004: 194.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2004

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2004: 126.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2004

East Suffolk recorded 752 collisions in 2004, and 49% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2004, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years