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NR32 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,636 road traffic collisions in the NR32 postcode district, East Suffolk, from 1980 to 2025, and 7,023 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 74 were fatal and 985 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 53 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (61).

Collisions since 1980
5,636
394th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,023
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
74
77 people killed
Serious collisions
985
1,108 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
53
Down 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
65
Down 19% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NR32

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal741.3%
  • Serious98517%
  • Slight4,57781%

What the data shows

  • NR32 had 637 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 1,014 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in NR32 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,079 children under 16 were killed or injured in NR32, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in NR32.

Where NR32 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
394th
Most casualties
475th
Most fatal collisions
603rd
Most serious collisions
409th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday870 (15%)
  • Tuesday867 (15%)
  • Wednesday836 (15%)
  • Thursday838 (15%)
  • Friday924 (16%)
  • Saturday738 (13%)
  • Sunday563 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,182 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,137 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting226 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown55 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit36 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,551 (81%)
  • Roundabout524 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road275 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway267 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph42 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph4,603 (82%)
  • 40 mph239 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph530 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph219 (3.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,353 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds640 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds91 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds82 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds40 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist37 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other342 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded45 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,024 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist1,444 (21%)
  • Cyclist1,248 (18%)
  • Pedestrian1,032 (15%)
  • Van occupant86 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant36 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant34 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NR32 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NR32, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in NR32 peaked at 215 in 1980; 2025 had 53.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 53
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255365
20246180
20235068
20227081
20216581
20204246
201978100
20186485
201791104
20166376
20156072
201490106
201387108
2012103139
2011100128
201085103
2009115156
2008136175
2007118153
2006120152
2005139180
2004126162
2003110127
2002128163
2001140178
2000111149
1999124148
1998139172
1997132159
1996134168
1995117150
1994142187
1993135162
1992149188
1991175234
1990181215
1989195226
1988170209
1987185224
1986149185
1985175205
1984189236
1983177209
1982196247
1981152192
1980215270

Map of recent crashes in NR32

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NR32

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NR32

The 24 most recent collisions in NR32 happened between 5 August and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NR32

The A12 has the most collisions in NR32, 1,523 of 5,636 (27%), followed by the A1117 (628).

Collisions in NR32 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA121,5231,97034250
2ndA11176287844105
3rdB10744906384113
4thA1144445526376
5thB1385116172528
6thA4791124214
7thB137588112116

Council areas covering NR32

Collisions in NR32 were recorded in 2 council areas. East Suffolk has 5,628 of 5,636 (99.9%).

Collisions in NR32 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Suffolk5,6287,01574984
2ndGreat Yarmouth8801

Town in NR32

Of the 5,636 collisions in NR32, 4,653 (83%) were in Lowestoft.