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Waveney road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 173 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2021, and 219 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2020 (149), and casualties rose from 180.

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 2021
173
Up 16% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
219
Up 22% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2021

1.7% of collisions in Waveney in 2021 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious4727%
  • Slight12371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious4922%
  • Slight16776%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2021 is highlighted, with 173, up 16% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 173
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (16%)
  • Tuesday30 (17%)
  • Wednesday22 (13%)
  • Thursday18 (10%)
  • Friday29 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (17%)
  • Sunday17 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.6%)
  • February13 (7.5%)
  • March13 (7.5%)
  • April8 (4.6%)
  • May17 (9.8%)
  • June14 (8.1%)
  • July15 (8.7%)
  • August21 (12%)
  • September14 (8.1%)
  • October20 (12%)
  • November17 (9.8%)
  • December13 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (8.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (74%)
  • Wet or damp36 (21%)
  • Snow3 (1.7%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph123 (71%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph24 (14%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (87%)
  • Roundabout13 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant121 (55%)
  • Cyclist37 (17%)
  • Pedestrian26 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (11%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2023 (11%)
  • 21 to 2538 (17%)
  • 26 to 3537 (17%)
  • 36 to 4524 (11%)
  • 46 to 5533 (15%)
  • 56 to 6520 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5%)
  • Over 7510 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (73%)
  • Passenger34 (16%)
  • Pedestrian26 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car219 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (12%)
  • Motorcycle23 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Waveney in 2021

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney in 2021, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2021

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2021: 26, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12263419
2ndA47162403
3rdA146101702
4thA111781002
5thB13757803
6thA1446711
7thB15325602
8thB10624601
9thA1453401
10thB10743300
11thB14373500
12thA10952201
13thB11232200
14thB11272202
15thB13852300
16thA11441100
17thB11241100
18thB11261201

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2021

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2021: 102.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2021

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2021: 65.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2021

East Suffolk recorded 332 collisions in 2021, and 52% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2021, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2021.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years