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Beccles road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,028 road traffic collisions in Beccles, East Suffolk, from 1980 to 2025, and 1,224 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 162 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 19 collisions, up from 15 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
1,028
745th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,224
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
5 people killed
Serious collisions
162
174 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
19
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
20
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Beccles

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious16216%
  • Slight86284%

What the data shows

  • Beccles had 154 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 209 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Beccles were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 176 children under 16 were killed or injured in Beccles, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Beccles.

Where Beccles ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
745th
Most casualties
777th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
813th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (13%)
  • Tuesday148 (14%)
  • Wednesday150 (15%)
  • Thursday170 (17%)
  • Friday200 (19%)
  • Saturday140 (14%)
  • Sunday88 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight822 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit186 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway872 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road117 (11%)
  • Roundabout31 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph974 (95%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph31 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds809 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other52 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant472 (39%)
  • Pedestrian256 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist254 (21%)
  • Cyclist218 (18%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Beccles road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Beccles, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Beccles peaked at 36 in 1986; 2025 had 19.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 19
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251920
20241516
20231212
20221723
20211115
20201617
20191216
20181719
20171519
20162025
20152227
20142022
201399
20122628
20111820
20101418
20093141
20082632
20071114
20063238
20052432
20041920
20032528
20022431
20012226
20002125
19992933
19982227
19972123
19962528
19953343
19942628
19931821
19921415
19911517
19902024
19892525
19883136
19873135
19863644
19852637
19843643
19833236
19823039
19812636
19803441

Map of recent crashes in Beccles

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Beccles

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Beccles

The 24 most recent collisions in Beccles happened between 14 August 2024 and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Beccles

The A145 has the most collisions in Beccles, 358 of 1,028 (35%), followed by the B1127 (48).

Collisions in Beccles on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA145358458343
2ndB11274856010
3rdB1062404906
4thA146354109
5thA11164400

Council areas covering Beccles

Collisions in Beccles were recorded in 2 council areas. East Suffolk has 1,016 of 1,028 (99%).

Collisions in Beccles by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Suffolk1,0161,2084159
2ndSouth Norfolk91303

Postcode district for Beccles

All 1,028 collisions in Beccles were in the NR34 postcode district.