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Waveney road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 183 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2022, and 226 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2021 (173), and casualties rose from 219.

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 2022
183
Up 6% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
226
Up 3% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2022

1.1% of collisions in Waveney in 2022 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious3419%
  • Slight14780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3515%
  • Slight18984%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2022 is highlighted, with 183, up 6% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 183
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (19%)
  • Thursday33 (18%)
  • Friday31 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (10%)
  • Sunday23 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.2%)
  • February12 (6.6%)
  • March18 (9.8%)
  • April21 (11%)
  • May18 (9.8%)
  • June11 (6%)
  • July10 (5.5%)
  • August14 (7.7%)
  • September20 (11%)
  • October15 (8.2%)
  • November19 (10%)
  • December10 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (72%)
  • Wet or damp43 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (5.5%)
  • 30 mph116 (63%)
  • 40 mph11 (6%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph34 (19%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (89%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant127 (56%)
  • Cyclist34 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (13%)
  • Pedestrian27 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2035 (15%)
  • 21 to 2515 (6.6%)
  • 26 to 3542 (19%)
  • 36 to 4520 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5527 (12%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.2%)
  • Over 7522 (9.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (73%)
  • Passenger34 (15%)
  • Pedestrian27 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car240 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (11%)
  • Motorcycle32 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney in 2022, with 17 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2022

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2022: 25, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12253003
2ndA1117111901
3rdA146111804
4thB1062111312
5thA475700
6thB10745501
7thB15325502
8thA11453301
9thA1443302
10thA1453401
11thB13753300
12thB11272300
13thA10951100
14thA11441100
15thA1431400
16thB11231200
17thB11241100
18thB13841100
19thB14371101

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2022

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2022: 102.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2022

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2022: 69.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2022

East Suffolk recorded 381 collisions in 2022, and 48% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2022, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years