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Waveney road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 245 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2014, and 303 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2013 (239), and casualties rose from 290.

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 2014
245
Up 3% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
303
Up 4% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2014

0.8% of collisions in Waveney in 2014 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious239.4%
  • Slight22090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious247.9%
  • Slight27791%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2014 is highlighted, with 245, up 3% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 245
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (19%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (13%)
  • Friday43 (18%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday21 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.7%)
  • February19 (7.8%)
  • March28 (11%)
  • April16 (6.5%)
  • May19 (7.8%)
  • June15 (6.1%)
  • July19 (7.8%)
  • August30 (12%)
  • September13 (5.3%)
  • October30 (12%)
  • November17 (6.9%)
  • December25 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (73%)
  • Wet or damp62 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2%)
  • 30 mph163 (67%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph53 (22%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (77%)
  • Roundabout33 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant178 (59%)
  • Cyclist51 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (10%)
  • Pedestrian30 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2050 (17%)
  • 21 to 2545 (15%)
  • 26 to 3553 (17%)
  • 36 to 4539 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (14%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.6%)
  • Over 7513 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (72%)
  • Passenger54 (18%)
  • Pedestrian30 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (11%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney in 2014, with 33 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2014

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2014: 59, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12597409
2ndA146182401
3rdA145141700
4thA1117121400
5thB1062111200
6thA144101602
7thB10747701
8thB153271001
9thA11445500
10thB11275602
11thB13755710
12thA10953400
13thB11233400
14thB14373300
15thA1432301
16thA11451100
17thB11261100
18thB13851100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2014

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2014: 116.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2014

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2014: 90.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2014

East Suffolk recorded 554 collisions in 2014, and 44% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years