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Waveney road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 215 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2015, and 286 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2014 (245), and casualties fell from 303.

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 2015
215
Down 12% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
286
Down 6% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2015

1.9% of collisions in Waveney in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious3114%
  • Slight18084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious3312%
  • Slight24887%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2015 is highlighted, with 215, down 12% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 215
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (15%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (16%)
  • Thursday37 (17%)
  • Friday36 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (12%)
  • Sunday20 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.4%)
  • February13 (6%)
  • March25 (12%)
  • April14 (6.5%)
  • May9 (4.2%)
  • June17 (7.9%)
  • July19 (8.8%)
  • August16 (7.4%)
  • September21 (9.8%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December15 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (75%)
  • Wet or damp48 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph149 (69%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph49 (23%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (84%)
  • Roundabout17 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (58%)
  • Pedestrian40 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (13%)
  • Cyclist34 (12%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2041 (14%)
  • 21 to 2541 (14%)
  • 26 to 3542 (15%)
  • 36 to 4539 (14%)
  • 46 to 5529 (10%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (8.4%)
  • Over 7520 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (67%)
  • Passenger53 (19%)
  • Pedestrian40 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car279 (72%)
  • Motorcycle39 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Beccles & Worlingham, East Suffolk, NR34 9TH area and Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Waveney in 2015, with 16 collisions each.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2015

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2015: 41, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12415637
2ndA146193801
3rdA145162104
4thA1117121400
5thA144121601
6thB10627800
7thB112771002
8thB15327802
9thA10956700
10thA11443300
11thB10743401
12thB11243302
13thB13753400
14thB11232401
15thA1431101
16thB11171201
17thB13841100
18thB14371100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2015

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2015: 90.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2015

NR34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2015: 66.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2015

East Suffolk recorded 486 collisions in 2015, and 44% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years