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Waveney road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 380 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2005, and 508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2004 (366), and casualties rose from 468.

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 2005
380
Up 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
508
Up 9% on 2004
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2005

1.3% of collisions in Waveney in 2005 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight32485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious5310%
  • Slight45089%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2005 is highlighted, with 380, up 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (16%)
  • Tuesday59 (16%)
  • Wednesday46 (12%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.2%)
  • February24 (6.3%)
  • March25 (6.6%)
  • April19 (5%)
  • May34 (8.9%)
  • June27 (7.1%)
  • July36 (9.5%)
  • August20 (5.3%)
  • September36 (9.5%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November49 (13%)
  • December34 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (64%)
  • Wet or damp113 (30%)
  • Frost or ice20 (5.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph267 (70%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph84 (22%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant300 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (16%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)
  • Cyclist51 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20124 (24%)
  • 21 to 2569 (14%)
  • 26 to 3572 (14%)
  • 36 to 4574 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.5%)
  • Over 7515 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider363 (71%)
  • Passenger89 (18%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car506 (72%)
  • Motorcycle83 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney in 2005, with 40 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2005

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2005: 80, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1280116112
2ndA146243204
3rdA144202814
4thA1117161903
5thA145152421
6thA1144131600
7thB1127122001
8thB1074111400
9thB1062101500
10thB14376702
11thB11234600
12thA10953611
13thB13753400
14thA11452301
15thA1431100
16thB10691101
17thB11261101
18thB13841100
19thB13851100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2005

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2005: 204.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2005

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2005: 139.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2005

East Suffolk recorded 750 collisions in 2005, and 51% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years