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Waveney road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 181 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2018, and 245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 28% on 2017 (251), and casualties fell from 321.

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 2018
181
Down 28% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
245
Down 24% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2018

1.1% of collisions in Waveney in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious3117%
  • Slight14882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3313%
  • Slight21086%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2018 is highlighted, with 181, down 28% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 181
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (16%)
  • Tuesday22 (12%)
  • Wednesday29 (16%)
  • Thursday34 (19%)
  • Friday26 (14%)
  • Saturday24 (13%)
  • Sunday17 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5%)
  • February17 (9.4%)
  • March11 (6.1%)
  • April10 (5.5%)
  • May21 (12%)
  • June20 (11%)
  • July17 (9.4%)
  • August12 (6.6%)
  • September12 (6.6%)
  • October8 (4.4%)
  • November22 (12%)
  • December22 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds153 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (11%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (67%)
  • Wet or damp55 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph120 (66%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph35 (19%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (5%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (63%)
  • Cyclist32 (13%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.2%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2032 (13%)
  • 21 to 2527 (11%)
  • 26 to 3537 (15%)
  • 36 to 4529 (12%)
  • 46 to 5524 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6524 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.7%)
  • Over 7523 (9.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider168 (69%)
  • Passenger50 (20%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car266 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney in 2018, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2018

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2018: 18, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12183013
2ndA146121805
3rdA4791101
4thA14581002
5thA11175600
6thB11275700
7thA1443402
8thB10623310
9thB10743300
10thB11233501
11thB13753300
12thB14373501
13thB15322202
14thA10951201
15thA11451100
16thB13841100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2018

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2018: 92.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2018

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2018: 64.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2018

East Suffolk recorded 404 collisions in 2018, and 45% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years