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Waveney road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2024, and 204 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2023 (128), and casualties rose from 177.

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 2024
158
Up 23% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
204
Up 15% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2024

1.3% of collisions in Waveney in 2024 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious4528%
  • Slight11170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious4824%
  • Slight15475%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2024 is highlighted, with 158, up 23% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 158
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (14%)
  • Tuesday24 (15%)
  • Wednesday25 (16%)
  • Thursday21 (13%)
  • Friday26 (16%)
  • Saturday21 (13%)
  • Sunday19 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (10%)
  • February12 (7.6%)
  • March8 (5.1%)
  • April5 (3.2%)
  • May11 (7%)
  • June14 (8.9%)
  • July24 (15%)
  • August18 (11%)
  • September11 (7%)
  • October20 (13%)
  • November8 (5.1%)
  • December11 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (3.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (76%)
  • Wet or damp34 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4.4%)
  • 30 mph99 (63%)
  • 40 mph14 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph27 (17%)
  • 70 mph5 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (80%)
  • Roundabout18 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant124 (61%)
  • Pedestrian25 (12%)
  • Cyclist24 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (10%)
  • Van occupant4 (2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 104 (2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2019 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2513 (6.4%)
  • 26 to 3527 (13%)
  • 36 to 4525 (12%)
  • 46 to 5532 (16%)
  • 56 to 6524 (12%)
  • 66 to 7516 (7.8%)
  • Over 7521 (10%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider145 (71%)
  • Passenger34 (17%)
  • Pedestrian25 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car210 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle23 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waveney in 2024, with 17 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2024

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2024: 22, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12222807
2ndA47162105
3rdA14691803
4thB15329902
5thA11178901
6thA1455812
7thB10744700
8thB13754402
9thA1443301
10thA11452200
11thB10622302
12thA10951101
13thB11171101
14thB11261101
15thB11271100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2024

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2024: 85.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2024

NR32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2024: 61.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2024

East Suffolk recorded 328 collisions in 2024, and 48% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2024, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2024.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years