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Waveney road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 149 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2020, and 180 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2019 (195), and casualties fell from 261.

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 2020
149
Down 24% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
180
Down 31% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2020

None of the collisions in Waveney in 2020 were fatal and 21% were serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3121%
  • Slight11879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3318%
  • Slight14782%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2020 is highlighted, with 149, down 24% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 149
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (22%)
  • Wednesday22 (15%)
  • Thursday17 (11%)
  • Friday19 (13%)
  • Saturday16 (11%)
  • Sunday19 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (9.4%)
  • February13 (8.7%)
  • March12 (8.1%)
  • April3 (2%)
  • May5 (3.4%)
  • June18 (12%)
  • July10 (6.7%)
  • August12 (8.1%)
  • September19 (13%)
  • October12 (8.1%)
  • November14 (9.4%)
  • December17 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight113 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (14%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry102 (68%)
  • Wet or damp45 (30%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph102 (68%)
  • 40 mph11 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph24 (16%)
  • 70 mph5 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway125 (84%)
  • Roundabout13 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant90 (50%)
  • Cyclist35 (19%)
  • Pedestrian29 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (12%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2031 (17%)
  • 21 to 2515 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3526 (14%)
  • 36 to 4517 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5523 (13%)
  • 56 to 6520 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (7.8%)
  • Over 7514 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider122 (68%)
  • Passenger29 (16%)
  • Pedestrian29 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car185 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (13%)
  • Motorcycle21 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Beccles & Worlingham, East Suffolk, NR34 9TH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney in 2020, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2020

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2020: 25, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12253203
2ndA11179902
3rdA479900
4thA1466801
5thB10625502
6thB15325502
7thA14531001
8thB11273500
9thA11442301
10thB10742200
11thB11232200
12thB13752201
13thB14372202
14thA10951100
15thA1431100
16thA1441101
17thB11261100
18thB13851101

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2020

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2020: 70.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2020

NR33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2020: 48.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2020

East Suffolk recorded 330 collisions in 2020, and 45% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2020.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years