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Waveney road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2010, and 343 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2009 (332), and casualties fell from 498.

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 2010
261
Down 21% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
343
Down 31% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2010

1.5% of collisions in Waveney in 2010 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious3815%
  • Slight21984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious3911%
  • Slight30087%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2010 is highlighted, with 261, down 21% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday42 (16%)
  • Thursday38 (15%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday25 (9.6%)
  • Sunday41 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8%)
  • February21 (8%)
  • March17 (6.5%)
  • April20 (7.7%)
  • May21 (8%)
  • June20 (7.7%)
  • July28 (11%)
  • August21 (8%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October21 (8%)
  • November23 (8.8%)
  • December22 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Other19 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (59%)
  • Wet or damp69 (26%)
  • Frost or ice27 (10%)
  • Snow10 (3.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph169 (65%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph67 (26%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway234 (90%)
  • Roundabout13 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (13%)
  • Cyclist40 (12%)
  • Pedestrian39 (11%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2060 (17%)
  • 21 to 2544 (13%)
  • 26 to 3559 (17%)
  • 36 to 4550 (15%)
  • 46 to 5538 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5%)
  • Over 7516 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider234 (68%)
  • Passenger70 (20%)
  • Pedestrian39 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car324 (69%)
  • Motorcycle42 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney in 2010, with 38 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2010

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2010: 56, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA125675110
2ndA146264213
3rdB1062142201
4thA14491303
5thB10749900
6thA14581201
7thB11277700
8thB11236701
9thB15326800
10thA11175702
11thA11445501
12thA10953300
13thB11263300
14thB14373300
15thB13752301
16thB13852201
17thB14352200
18thA11451100
19thB11221101
20thB11241100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2010

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2010: 120.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2010

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2010: 84.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2010

East Suffolk recorded 552 collisions in 2010, and 47% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2010.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years