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Waveney road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2017, and 321 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2016 (233), and casualties rose from 298.

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 2017
251
Up 8% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
321
Up 8% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2017

1.2% of collisions in Waveney in 2017 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3715%
  • Slight21184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4012%
  • Slight27887%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2017 is highlighted, with 251, up 8% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 251
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (16%)
  • Tuesday48 (19%)
  • Wednesday43 (17%)
  • Thursday37 (15%)
  • Friday32 (13%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday22 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (11%)
  • February11 (4.4%)
  • March19 (7.6%)
  • April12 (4.8%)
  • May17 (6.8%)
  • June19 (7.6%)
  • July25 (10%)
  • August21 (8.4%)
  • September30 (12%)
  • October16 (6.4%)
  • November30 (12%)
  • December24 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight188 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (6.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded21 (8.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (71%)
  • Wet or damp61 (24%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (4.8%)
  • 30 mph164 (65%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph52 (21%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (6%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant167 (52%)
  • Cyclist50 (16%)
  • Pedestrian42 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2037 (12%)
  • 21 to 2546 (14%)
  • 26 to 3562 (19%)
  • 36 to 4531 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5548 (15%)
  • 56 to 6527 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (6.5%)
  • Over 7517 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (66%)
  • Passenger67 (21%)
  • Pedestrian42 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (11%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney in 2017, with 26 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2017

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2017: 23, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12233205
2ndA47152120
3rdA146101500
4thB1127101202
5thA1458901
6thA11447804
7thA1447900
8thB13757801
9thA11176602
10thB10625700
11thA11453300
12thB15323300
13thB10742200
14thB11232201
15thB112421701
16thA10951201
17thB13851101

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2017

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2017: 128.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2017

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2017: 90.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2017

East Suffolk recorded 524 collisions in 2017, and 48% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2017, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 26 December 2017.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years