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Waveney road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2019, and 261 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2018 (181), and casualties rose from 245.

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 2019
195
Up 8% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
261
Up 7% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2019

0.5% of collisions in Waveney in 2019 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4121%
  • Slight15378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4919%
  • Slight21181%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2019 is highlighted, with 195, up 8% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 195
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (10%)
  • Tuesday28 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (18%)
  • Thursday36 (18%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday24 (12%)
  • Sunday19 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.2%)
  • February15 (7.7%)
  • March22 (11%)
  • April14 (7.2%)
  • May19 (9.7%)
  • June12 (6.2%)
  • July16 (8.2%)
  • August6 (3.1%)
  • September19 (9.7%)
  • October16 (8.2%)
  • November25 (13%)
  • December15 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight131 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (69%)
  • Wet or damp58 (30%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph146 (75%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph25 (13%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway174 (89%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant146 (56%)
  • Cyclist37 (14%)
  • Pedestrian36 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (13%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2040 (15%)
  • 21 to 2531 (12%)
  • 26 to 3534 (13%)
  • 36 to 4530 (11%)
  • 46 to 5526 (10%)
  • 56 to 6528 (11%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.5%)
  • Over 7515 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider182 (70%)
  • Passenger43 (16%)
  • Pedestrian36 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car281 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (10%)
  • Motorcycle31 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney in 2019, with 24 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2019

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2019: 25, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12253404
2ndA1117182303
3rdA146162804
4thA4781001
5thB10626611
6thA1455902
7thB107451102
8thB15325500
9thA1444401
10thB13754601
11thA11443300
12thB11273401
13thB14373401
14thB11232200
15thB13852200
16thB11171300
17thB13841100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2019

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2019: 122.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2019

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2019: 78.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2019

East Suffolk recorded 427 collisions in 2019, and 46% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years