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NR33 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,484 road traffic collisions in the NR33 postcode district, East Suffolk, from 1980 to 2025, and 5,530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 858 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 75 collisions, up 74% on 2024 (43).

Collisions since 1980
4,484
710th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,530
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
27
29 people killed
Serious collisions
858
934 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
75
Up 74% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
94
Up 84% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NR33

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal270.6%
  • Serious85819%
  • Slight3,59980%

What the data shows

  • NR33 had 565 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 748 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in NR33 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 811 children under 16 were killed or injured in NR33, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in NR33.

Where NR33 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
710th
Most casualties
826th
Most fatal collisions
1,946th
Most serious collisions
614th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday672 (15%)
  • Tuesday652 (15%)
  • Wednesday663 (15%)
  • Thursday687 (15%)
  • Friday729 (16%)
  • Saturday639 (14%)
  • Sunday442 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,272 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,064 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit32 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,366 (75%)
  • One way street or slip road593 (13%)
  • Roundabout363 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph36 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph3,798 (85%)
  • 40 mph253 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph340 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph47 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,451 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds551 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds61 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds59 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist42 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Other246 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded49 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,383 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist1,225 (22%)
  • Cyclist1,022 (18%)
  • Pedestrian721 (13%)
  • Van occupant64 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant41 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NR33 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NR33, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in NR33 peaked at 154 in 1982; 2025 had 75.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 75
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257594
20244351
20233343
20225466
20215768
20204855
20196080
20184960
20176482
20168296
20154962
20145972
20137079
20127591
20115672
20106480
200997124
200892117
20078599
2006101125
2005105135
2004110126
2003104130
2002107143
2001125149
2000117147
1999130161
1998106140
1997104116
1996109138
1995116153
1994107128
199398119
1992107130
1991121156
1990124150
1989128166
1988117141
1987135171
1986136162
1985142168
1984137175
1983130160
1982154189
1981151183
1980151178

Map of recent crashes in NR33

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NR33

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NR33

The 24 most recent collisions in NR33 happened between 19 August and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NR33

The A12 has the most collisions in NR33, 1,419 of 4,484 (32%), followed by the A146 (731).

Collisions in NR33 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA121,4191,81017285
2ndA1467319554159
3rdA1117312376355
4thB1532112132023
5thB1437105126027
6thB138494118021
7thA11458092013
8thB13513300
9thB13523400

Council area for NR33

NR33 is in East Suffolk, where police recorded 31,552 collisions from 1979 to 2025. NR33 accounts for 14% of them.

Towns in NR33

Collisions in NR33 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Lowestoft (3,835) and Kessingland (186).