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Waveney road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 128 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2023, and 177 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 30% on 2022 (183), and casualties fell from 226.

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 2023
128
Down 30% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
177
Down 22% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2023

0.8% of collisions in Waveney in 2023 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious3023%
  • Slight9776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3721%
  • Slight13979%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2023 is highlighted, with 128, down 30% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 128
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (16%)
  • Tuesday33 (26%)
  • Wednesday17 (13%)
  • Thursday15 (12%)
  • Friday18 (14%)
  • Saturday17 (13%)
  • Sunday8 (6.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (29%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (3.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (3.9%)
  • February11 (8.6%)
  • March14 (11%)
  • April4 (3.1%)
  • May9 (7%)
  • June11 (8.6%)
  • July14 (11%)
  • August15 (12%)
  • September16 (13%)
  • October15 (12%)
  • November8 (6.3%)
  • December6 (4.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (12%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.6%)
  • Other2 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry93 (73%)
  • Wet or damp30 (23%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (5.5%)
  • 30 mph90 (70%)
  • 40 mph9 (7%)
  • 50 mph6 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph15 (12%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway109 (85%)
  • Roundabout15 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant101 (57%)
  • Pedestrian25 (14%)
  • Cyclist24 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1513 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2014 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2519 (11%)
  • 26 to 3523 (13%)
  • 36 to 4521 (12%)
  • 46 to 5517 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6534 (19%)
  • 66 to 7515 (8.5%)
  • Over 759 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider115 (65%)
  • Passenger37 (21%)
  • Pedestrian25 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car162 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle13 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney in 2023, with 24 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2023

The A146 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2023: 12, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA146122404
2ndA12111410
3rdA1117101201
4thA4781503
5thB10627704
6thA14451000
7thB14375503
8thA11444502
9thB10743301
10thB15323301
11thB11232400
12thB11241100
13thB11261100
14thB13751101
15thB13851101
16thB14351100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2023

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2023: 72.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2023

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2023: 50.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2023

East Suffolk recorded 275 collisions in 2023, and 47% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2023, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years