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Waveney road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2012, and 378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2011 (261), and casualties rose from 356.

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 2012
295
Up 13% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
378
Up 6% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2012

1% of collisions in Waveney in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4214%
  • Slight25085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4412%
  • Slight33188%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2012 is highlighted, with 295, up 13% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (16%)
  • Tuesday59 (20%)
  • Wednesday33 (11%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday45 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (9.5%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.8%)
  • February24 (8.1%)
  • March25 (8.5%)
  • April21 (7.1%)
  • May25 (8.5%)
  • June15 (5.1%)
  • July30 (10%)
  • August28 (9.5%)
  • September33 (11%)
  • October15 (5.1%)
  • November27 (9.2%)
  • December29 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight240 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (67%)
  • Wet or damp85 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph201 (68%)
  • 40 mph19 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph59 (20%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway236 (80%)
  • Roundabout32 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (13%)
  • Cyclist50 (13%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2085 (22%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3562 (16%)
  • 36 to 4540 (11%)
  • 46 to 5551 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.3%)
  • Over 7514 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (72%)
  • Passenger71 (19%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car389 (70%)
  • Motorcycle53 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney in 2012, with 37 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2012

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2012: 63, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA126394011
2ndA146182203
3rdA1117161901
4thA145162014
5thA1144111502
6thB1532111101
7thA1448901
8thB10628903
9thA10957801
10thB107471301
11thB11277902
12thB11233400
13thB13753400
14thB14352210
15thB14372500
16thA11451201
17thB11241200
18thB11261100
19thB13841100
20thB13851100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2012

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2012: 147.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2012

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2012: 103.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2012

East Suffolk recorded 571 collisions in 2012, and 52% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2012, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2012.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years