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Waveney road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2013, and 290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2012 (295), and casualties fell from 378.

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 2013
239
Down 19% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
290
Down 23% on 2012
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2013

1.7% of collisions in Waveney in 2013 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious239.6%
  • Slight21289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious2910%
  • Slight25688%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2013 is highlighted, with 239, down 19% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 239
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (12%)
  • Tuesday44 (18%)
  • Wednesday41 (17%)
  • Thursday38 (16%)
  • Friday43 (18%)
  • Saturday21 (8.8%)
  • Sunday23 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5%)
  • February17 (7.1%)
  • March12 (5%)
  • April18 (7.5%)
  • May25 (10%)
  • June14 (5.9%)
  • July21 (8.8%)
  • August22 (9.2%)
  • September28 (12%)
  • October30 (13%)
  • November19 (7.9%)
  • December21 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (70%)
  • Wet or damp65 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph168 (70%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph51 (21%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (85%)
  • Roundabout17 (7.1%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant152 (52%)
  • Cyclist46 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (13%)
  • Pedestrian35 (12%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2060 (21%)
  • 21 to 2531 (11%)
  • 26 to 3548 (17%)
  • 36 to 4537 (13%)
  • 46 to 5530 (10%)
  • 56 to 6528 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.4%)
  • Over 7515 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider206 (71%)
  • Passenger49 (17%)
  • Pedestrian35 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car291 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (11%)
  • Motorcycle39 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney in 2013, with 25 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2013

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2013: 42, including 3 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12426331
2ndA146141401
3rdB1127141601
4thA1117131500
5thA145101101
6thB153291002
7thA14481002
8thB10625601
9thB13755700
10thB13845501
11thA11444600
12thB14354401
13thA10953300
14thB10743300
15thB13513300
16thB11172300
17thB11232200
18thB13852300
19thB14372201
20thB11241100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2013

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2013: 134.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2013

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2013: 86.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2013

East Suffolk recorded 535 collisions in 2013, and 45% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2013, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Waveney road accidents in other years