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Felixstowe road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,469 road traffic collisions in Felixstowe, East Suffolk, from 1980 to 2025, and 2,905 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 442 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, up from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
2,469
393rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,905
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
16 people killed
Serious collisions
442
460 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
31
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Felixstowe

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal160.6%
  • Serious44218%
  • Slight2,01181%

What the data shows

  • Felixstowe had 242 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 399 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Felixstowe were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 447 children under 16 were killed or injured in Felixstowe, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Felixstowe.

Where Felixstowe ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
393rd
Most casualties
409th
Most fatal collisions
588th
Most serious collisions
373rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday336 (14%)
  • Tuesday384 (16%)
  • Wednesday362 (15%)
  • Thursday377 (15%)
  • Friday407 (16%)
  • Saturday324 (13%)
  • Sunday279 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,839 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit545 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit28 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,056 (83%)
  • Roundabout199 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road106 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph2,306 (93%)
  • 40 mph27 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph53 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph74 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,869 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds265 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds60 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other185 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,138 (39%)
  • Cyclist634 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist590 (20%)
  • Pedestrian402 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)45 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant36 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Felixstowe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Felixstowe, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Felixstowe peaked at 101 in 1984; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252531
20241416
20232021
20222031
20212225
20201922
20192628
20182840
20173550
20163337
20153338
20143242
20133448
20124252
20113551
20102941
20093747
20084755
20075464
20065670
20056275
20045065
20036372
20025368
20015769
20006376
19995460
19986368
19975562
19965061
19954850
19946168
19937289
19926873
19915862
19908089
198996115
19888088
198795103
19868796
19858398
1984101122
198395106
19828190
19817685
19807786

Map of recent crashes in Felixstowe

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Felixstowe

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Felixstowe

The 24 most recent collisions in Felixstowe happened between 4 February and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Felixstowe

The A154 has the most collisions in Felixstowe, 427 of 2,469 (17%), followed by the A1021 (309).

Collisions in Felixstowe on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA154427537462
2ndA1021309344158
3rdB1082144162124
4thA4584101120
5thA146888112

Council areas covering Felixstowe

Collisions in Felixstowe were recorded in 2 council areas. East Suffolk has 2,465 of 2,469 (99.8%).

Collisions in Felixstowe by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Suffolk2,4652,90116442
2ndIpswich3300

Postcode district for Felixstowe

All 2,469 collisions in Felixstowe were in the IP11 postcode district.