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Waveney road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2006, and 436 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2005 (380), and casualties fell from 508.

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 2006
334
Down 12% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
436
Down 14% on 2005
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2006

1.8% of collisions in Waveney in 2006 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious3510%
  • Slight29388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious368.3%
  • Slight39490%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2006 is highlighted, with 334, down 12% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (16%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday64 (19%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.2%)
  • February23 (6.9%)
  • March22 (6.6%)
  • April24 (7.2%)
  • May32 (9.6%)
  • June27 (8.1%)
  • July31 (9.3%)
  • August35 (10%)
  • September22 (6.6%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December23 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (72%)
  • Wet or damp88 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph238 (71%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph64 (19%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (82%)
  • Roundabout32 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (14%)
  • Pedestrian51 (12%)
  • Cyclist46 (11%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20102 (23%)
  • 21 to 2540 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3581 (19%)
  • 36 to 4568 (16%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.2%)
  • Over 7513 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (69%)
  • Passenger84 (19%)
  • Pedestrian51 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (70%)
  • Motorcycle67 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney in 2006, with 41 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2006

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2006: 69, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12698619
2ndA146274302
3rdA145161612
4thB1127131701
5thA1144121701
6thA1117111301
7thB1375111802
8thA144101311
9thB10627901
10thA11455600
11thB10745510
12thB112351000
13thB14374602
14thB15323700
15thB11242300
16thB13842200
17thA10951200
18thA1431100
19thB11171200
20thB11221201

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2006

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2006: 178.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2006

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2006: 120.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2006

East Suffolk recorded 686 collisions in 2006, and 49% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2006, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2006.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years