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A1144 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 463 collisions on the A1144 from 1979 to 2025, with 549 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 79 serious, and 4 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the A1144, up from none in 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
463
2,085th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
549
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
4 people killed
Serious collisions
79
87 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the A1144

On the A1144, 0.6% of collisions were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7917%
  • Slight38182%

Where the A1144 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,085th
Most casualties
2,279th
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
2,301st

A1144 accidents by year

Collisions on the A1144 peaked at 28 in 1980 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A1144, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202400
202345
202211
202111
202023
201933
201800
201778
201634
201533
201455
201346
20121115
201133
201055
20091214
200888
20071012
20061217
20051316
200489
200378
200279
2001911
20001113
19991111
19981316
19971316
19961618
19951012
19941819
19931416
19921518
19911417
19901314
19891719
19881212
19871516
19861316
19851516
19841116
19831722
19822023
19811012
19802838
19791721

When crashes happen on the A1144

Friday has the most collisions on the A1144 (85), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (114).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (18%)
  • Tuesday73 (16%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday79 (17%)
  • Friday85 (18%)
  • Saturday36 (7.8%)
  • Sunday35 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am10 (2.2%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (0.6%)
  • 6am to 9am50 (11%)
  • 9am to noon79 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm101 (22%)
  • 3pm to 6pm114 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm58 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight48 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.3%)
  • February28 (6%)
  • March33 (7.1%)
  • April28 (6%)
  • May43 (9.3%)
  • June32 (6.9%)
  • July39 (8.4%)
  • August34 (7.3%)
  • September41 (8.9%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November60 (13%)
  • December40 (8.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight343 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A1144 crashes

On the A1144, 100% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 67% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph462 (100%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Other43 (9.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry310 (67%)
  • Wet or damp139 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (79%)
  • Roundabout88 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A1144 crashes

Car occupants make up 30% of the people killed or injured on the A1144, followed by motorcyclists (28%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist156 (28%)
  • Cyclist127 (23%)
  • Pedestrian88 (16%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car469 (57%)
  • Motorcycle169 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle130 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1545 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20167 (30%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 3570 (13%)
  • 36 to 4556 (10%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider388 (71%)
  • Pedestrian88 (16%)
  • Passenger73 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A1144

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A1144

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A1144 crashes by council area

All 463 collisions on the A1144 were in East Suffolk.

Collisions on the A1144 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Suffolk463549379

A1144 crashes by town

Of the 463 collisions on the A1144, 445 were in the built-up area of Lowestoft.

Recent crashes on the A1144

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A1144, from 18 September 2015 to 4 December 2025.

Severity