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Waveney road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 233 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2016, and 298 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2015 (215), and casualties rose from 286.

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 2016
233
Up 8% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
298
Up 4% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2016

0.9% of collisions in Waveney in 2016 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4318%
  • Slight18881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4716%
  • Slight24984%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2016 is highlighted, with 233, up 8% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 233
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (12%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (18%)
  • Thursday36 (15%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (15%)
  • Sunday20 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.3%)
  • February14 (6%)
  • March16 (6.9%)
  • April20 (8.6%)
  • May22 (9.4%)
  • June16 (6.9%)
  • July18 (7.7%)
  • August27 (12%)
  • September16 (6.9%)
  • October21 (9%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December20 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (8.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded21 (9%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (69%)
  • Wet or damp63 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (5.2%)
  • 30 mph155 (67%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph44 (19%)
  • 70 mph7 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (6%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (7.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant181 (61%)
  • Cyclist39 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (13%)
  • Pedestrian32 (11%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2052 (17%)
  • 21 to 2535 (12%)
  • 26 to 3549 (16%)
  • 36 to 4534 (11%)
  • 46 to 5537 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.7%)
  • Over 7517 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider211 (71%)
  • Passenger55 (18%)
  • Pedestrian32 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car323 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle38 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney in 2016, with 23 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2016

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2016: 36, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12365308
2ndA146152203
3rdA144121503
4thA14561002
5thB10625810
6thB11235500
7thB11275603
8thB13754400
9thA11173401
10thA11443401
11thB10743500
12thB15323301
13thA11452300
14thB11242300
15thB13852200
16thA10621100
17thA11471300
18thB11171100
19thB13841100
20thB14371101

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2016

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2016: 122.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2016

NR33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2016: 78.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2016

East Suffolk recorded 507 collisions in 2016, and 46% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years