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Waveney road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 200 road traffic collisions in Waveney in 2025, and 251 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 27% on 2024 (158), and casualties rose from 204.

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 2025
200
Up 27% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
251
Up 23% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Waveney in 2025

1% of collisions in Waveney in 2025 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.5% and 20% in Waveney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious5126%
  • Slight14774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious6124%
  • Slight18875%

Waveney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waveney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1980. 2025 is highlighted, with 200, up 27% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 200
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (18%)
  • Tuesday32 (16%)
  • Wednesday20 (10%)
  • Thursday39 (20%)
  • Friday24 (12%)
  • Saturday32 (16%)
  • Sunday17 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9%)
  • February14 (7%)
  • March20 (10%)
  • April16 (8%)
  • May15 (7.5%)
  • June18 (9%)
  • July17 (8.5%)
  • August25 (13%)
  • September14 (7%)
  • October15 (7.5%)
  • November9 (4.5%)
  • December19 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (71%)
  • Wet or damp51 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (4.5%)
  • 30 mph130 (65%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph36 (18%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway174 (87%)
  • Roundabout15 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waveney in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant135 (54%)
  • Cyclist34 (14%)
  • Pedestrian34 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8%)
  • Van occupant18 (7.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2036 (14%)
  • 21 to 2518 (7.2%)
  • 26 to 3534 (14%)
  • 36 to 4532 (13%)
  • 46 to 5538 (15%)
  • 56 to 6532 (13%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.8%)
  • Over 7522 (8.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider173 (69%)
  • Passenger44 (18%)
  • Pedestrian34 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car260 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.9%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waveney in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Beccles & Worlingham, East Suffolk, NR34 9TH area, Harbour & Normanston, East Suffolk, NR32 2JS area and Kirkley & Pakefield, East Suffolk, NR33 0RZ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Waveney in 2025, with 18 collisions each.

Roads in Waveney with the most crashes in 2025

The A12 had the most collisions in Waveney in 2025: 31, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waveney, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA123145012
2ndB1532111202
3rdB1062101001
4thA14691707
5thA4791301
6thA11176900
7thA1445600
8thB10745601
9thA10954411
10thA1454602
11thB13753300
12thB13853300
13thA11442200
14thB11272500
15thB14352301
16thB14372300
17thA11451100
18thB11231100
19thB13841100

Towns in Waveney: crashes in 2025

Lowestoft had the most collisions of any town in Waveney in 2025: 102.

Postcode districts in Waveney: crashes in 2025

NR33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waveney in 2025: 74.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2025

East Suffolk recorded 385 collisions in 2025, and 52% of them were in the old Waveney district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Waveney in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Waveney in 2025, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2025.

Severity

Waveney road accidents in other years