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B1437 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 106 collisions on the B1437 from 1979 to 2025, with 127 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 27 were serious.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the B1437, up from none in 2024, with 3 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
106
3,976th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
127
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
27
30 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the B1437

None of the 106 collisions on the B1437 were fatal, and 25% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2725%
  • Slight7975%

Where the B1437 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,976th
Most casualties
4,095th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
3,732nd

B1437 accidents by year

Collisions on the B1437 peaked at 6 in 2005 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B1437, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202400
202355
202211
202135
202022
201934
201835
201700
201611
201511
201433
201322
201225
201112
201033
200933
200800
200711
200646
200567
200444
200312
200222
200122
200035
199966
199822
199744
199622
199546
199445
199311
199233
199122
199033
198922
198811
198734
198612
198522
198433
198300
198200
198111
198033
197911

When crashes happen on the B1437

Sunday has the most collisions on the B1437 (24), and 6pm to 9pm is the busiest time of day (21).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (11%)
  • Tuesday14 (13%)
  • Wednesday18 (17%)
  • Thursday15 (14%)
  • Friday9 (8.5%)
  • Saturday14 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (23%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am8 (7.5%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (2.8%)
  • 6am to 9am10 (9.4%)
  • 9am to noon19 (18%)
  • Noon to 3pm12 (11%)
  • 3pm to 6pm20 (19%)
  • 6pm to 9pm21 (20%)
  • 9pm to midnight13 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (7.5%)
  • February4 (3.8%)
  • March8 (7.5%)
  • April3 (2.8%)
  • May18 (17%)
  • June6 (5.7%)
  • July13 (12%)
  • August11 (10%)
  • September8 (7.5%)
  • October6 (5.7%)
  • November9 (8.5%)
  • December12 (11%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight65 (61%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B1437 crashes

On the B1437, 84% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 72% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph89 (84%)
  • 40 mph10 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph5 (4.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds89 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (6.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry76 (72%)
  • Wet or damp23 (22%)
  • Frost or ice5 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway104 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B1437 crashes

Car occupants make up 43% of the people killed or injured on the B1437, followed by motorcyclists (23%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant55 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (23%)
  • Pedestrian22 (17%)
  • Cyclist16 (13%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car124 (68%)
  • Motorcycle29 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2035 (28%)
  • 21 to 2516 (13%)
  • 26 to 3514 (11%)
  • 36 to 4512 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 556 (4.7%)
  • 56 to 656 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (11%)
  • Over 754 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider82 (65%)
  • Passenger23 (18%)
  • Pedestrian22 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B1437

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B1437

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B1437 crashes by council area

All 106 collisions on the B1437 were in East Suffolk.

Collisions on the B1437 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Suffolk106127027

B1437 crashes by town

Of the 106 collisions on the B1437, 83 were in the built-up area of Kessingland.

Recent crashes on the B1437

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B1437, from 20 December 2013 to 4 July 2025.

Severity