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Waveney road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2007, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2006 (334), and casualties fell from 436.

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 2007
307
Down 8% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
392
Down 10% on 2006
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2007

0.7% of collisions in Waveney in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3612%
  • Slight26988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious389.7%
  • Slight35290%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2007 is highlighted, with 307, down 8% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (12%)
  • Friday57 (19%)
  • Saturday44 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.8%)
  • February24 (7.8%)
  • March30 (9.8%)
  • April18 (5.9%)
  • May23 (7.5%)
  • June22 (7.2%)
  • July19 (6.2%)
  • August35 (11%)
  • September26 (8.5%)
  • October24 (7.8%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December28 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (7.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (69%)
  • Wet or damp89 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph208 (68%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph64 (21%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (85%)
  • Roundabout22 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (16%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)
  • Cyclist30 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2081 (21%)
  • 21 to 2550 (13%)
  • 26 to 3555 (14%)
  • 36 to 4565 (17%)
  • 46 to 5535 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.6%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (69%)
  • Passenger71 (18%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car410 (74%)
  • Motorcycle62 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Waveney in 2007

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney in 2007, with 49 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2007

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2007: 65, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12659119
2ndA146354615
3rdA1117253002
4thA144182301
5thB1127111303
6thA1144101201
7thA145101300
8thB107491101
9thB106281002
10thB15328801
11thB13757700
12thB13855700
13thB11262200
14thA10951100
15thA11451100
16thA1401100
17thB11231101
18thB13841100
19thB14351100
20thB14371100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2007

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2007: 175.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2007

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2007: 118.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2007

East Suffolk recorded 654 collisions in 2007, and 47% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2007, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Waveney road accidents in other years