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Waveney road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2011, and 356 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2010, and casualties rose from 343.

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 2011
261
Level with 2010
Casualties in 2011
356
Up 4% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2011

1.1% of collisions in Waveney in 2011 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious5220%
  • Slight20679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious5616%
  • Slight29683%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2011 is highlighted, with 261, level with 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (15%)
  • Tuesday26 (10%)
  • Wednesday40 (15%)
  • Thursday42 (16%)
  • Friday61 (23%)
  • Saturday26 (10%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.6%)
  • February18 (6.9%)
  • March15 (5.7%)
  • April22 (8.4%)
  • May25 (9.6%)
  • June23 (8.8%)
  • July19 (7.3%)
  • August33 (13%)
  • September24 (9.2%)
  • October17 (6.5%)
  • November25 (9.6%)
  • December15 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (6.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (77%)
  • Wet or damp54 (21%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph179 (69%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph51 (20%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (80%)
  • Roundabout24 (9.2%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (16%)
  • Cyclist41 (12%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2080 (22%)
  • 21 to 2538 (11%)
  • 26 to 3552 (15%)
  • 36 to 4545 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (13%)
  • 56 to 6535 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.1%)
  • Over 7514 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (71%)
  • Passenger76 (21%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car323 (67%)
  • Motorcycle61 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney in 2011, with 30 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2011

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2011: 62, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA126287013
2ndA1117172601
3rdB1074152006
4thB1062121803
5thA145111201
6thA14691803
7thA1448900
8thB112781212
9thB11237811
10thB13757802
11thB15325602
12thA11443301
13thB13523400
14thA10952210
15thA11452300
16thB112521000
17thB11262200
18thB11241400
19thB13841101
20thB13851100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2011

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2011: 121.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2011

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2011: 99.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2011

East Suffolk recorded 556 collisions in 2011, and 47% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2011.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years