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B1069 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 288 collisions on the B1069 from 1979 to 2025, with 418 casualties. Of those crashes, 5 were fatal and 70 serious, and 5 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B1069, down 80% from 5 in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
288
2,753rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
418
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
70
85 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Down 80% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Down 80% on 2024

Crash severity on the B1069

On the B1069, 1.7% of collisions were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious7024%
  • Slight21374%

Where the B1069 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,753rd
Most casualties
2,650th
Most fatal collisions
2,545th
Most serious collisions
2,482nd

B1069 accidents by year

Collisions on the B1069 peaked at 12 in 1979 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B1069, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202455
202368
202239
202122
202022
201923
201822
201736
201622
2015710
201444
201359
201258
2011910
201089
20091022
20081015
2007812
2006711
200579
200469
200356
200237
200111
200068
1999710
1998812
199734
199645
199555
199455
199356
1992811
1991710
1990713
19891014
1988914
1987713
19861014
1985912
19841115
19831013
1982913
198178
1980610
19791221

When crashes happen on the B1069

Thursday has the most collisions on the B1069 (51), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (78).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (10%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (18%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am13 (4.5%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (1.4%)
  • 6am to 9am34 (12%)
  • 9am to noon41 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm61 (21%)
  • 3pm to 6pm78 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm34 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight23 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.3%)
  • February22 (7.6%)
  • March23 (8%)
  • April19 (6.6%)
  • May23 (8%)
  • June24 (8.3%)
  • July29 (10%)
  • August26 (9%)
  • September28 (9.7%)
  • October30 (10%)
  • November25 (8.7%)
  • December21 (7.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight215 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B1069 crashes

On the B1069, 51% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 60% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph98 (34%)
  • 40 mph32 (11%)
  • 60 mph147 (51%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds204 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (13%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other38 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (60%)
  • Wet or damp100 (35%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway285 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B1069 crashes

Car occupants make up 69% of the people killed or injured on the B1069, followed by motorcyclists (12%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (12%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car368 (73%)
  • Motorcycle51 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Other11 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2078 (19%)
  • 21 to 2577 (18%)
  • 26 to 3566 (16%)
  • 36 to 4550 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.8%)
  • Over 7526 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (67%)
  • Passenger111 (27%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B1069

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B1069

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B1069 crashes by council area

All 288 collisions on the B1069 were in East Suffolk.

Collisions on the B1069 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Suffolk288418570

B1069 crashes by town

Of the 288 collisions on the B1069, 47 were in the built-up area of Leiston.

Recent crashes on the B1069

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B1069, from 26 July 2017 to 16 June 2025.

Severity