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Waveney road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2008, and 453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2007 (307), and casualties rose from 392.

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 2008
334
Up 9% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
453
Up 16% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2008

1.2% of collisions in Waveney in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight28886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious4811%
  • Slight40088%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2008 is highlighted, with 334, up 9% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (18%)
  • Thursday55 (16%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.4%)
  • February23 (6.9%)
  • March26 (7.8%)
  • April27 (8.1%)
  • May36 (11%)
  • June24 (7.2%)
  • July33 (9.9%)
  • August27 (8.1%)
  • September24 (7.2%)
  • October33 (9.9%)
  • November26 (7.8%)
  • December27 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (7.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (10%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (67%)
  • Wet or damp94 (28%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph232 (69%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph65 (19%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (82%)
  • Roundabout33 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (14%)
  • Cyclist59 (13%)
  • Pedestrian54 (12%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1541 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 2095 (21%)
  • 21 to 2542 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3567 (15%)
  • 36 to 4568 (15%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4%)
  • Over 7524 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (68%)
  • Passenger92 (20%)
  • Pedestrian54 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (70%)
  • Motorcycle68 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney in 2008, with 37 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2008

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2008: 72, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA127210508
2ndA146334702
3rdA145213013
4thB1074202801
5thA1117121501
6thA144121602
7thB106291602
8thA11448801
9thA10954402
10thB11234400
11thB15324901
12thB11273602
13thB13752601
14thB11171100
15thB11191201
16thB11241100
17thB13851310

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2008

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2008: 184.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2008

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2008: 135.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2008

East Suffolk recorded 668 collisions in 2008, and 50% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years