Slight
Car crash on the A1095 in East Suffolk, 4 Jun 2025, 11:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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Southwold road accidents: crash map and statistics
Police recorded 135 road traffic collisions in Southwold, East Suffolk, from 1980 to 2025, and 169 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 31 were serious.
In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.
- Collisions since 1980
- 135
- 2,418th of 2,851 towns, highest first
- Casualties
- 169
- 1.25 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Serious collisions
- 31
- 35 seriously injured
- Collisions in 2025
- 2
- 1 in 2024
- Casualties in 2025
- 2
- 1 in 2024
Road collision statistics for Southwold
Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025
- Fatal21.5%
- Serious3123%
- Slight10276%
What the data shows
- Southwold had 11 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 65% fewer than the 31 from 2006 to 2015.
- 24% of collisions in Southwold were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
- 19 children under 16 were killed or injured in Southwold, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
- The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 20% of collisions in Southwold.
Where Southwold ranks among 2,851 towns
- Most collisions
- 2,418th
- Most casualties
- 2,509th
- Most fatal collisions
- 2,109th
- Most serious collisions
- 2,285th
Collisions by day of the week
- Monday15 (11%)
- Tuesday22 (16%)
- Wednesday24 (18%)
- Thursday16 (12%)
- Friday20 (15%)
- Saturday21 (16%)
- Sunday17 (13%)
Light conditions
- Daylight112 (83%)
- Dark, street lights lit21 (16%)
- Dark, no street lighting1 (0.7%)
- Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)
Type of road
- Single carriageway125 (93%)
- One way street or slip road5 (3.7%)
- Roundabout5 (3.7%)
Speed limit at the scene
- 20 mph1 (0.7%)
- 30 mph134 (99%)
Weather at the time
- Fine, no high winds116 (86%)
- Raining, no high winds12 (8.9%)
- Raining with high winds2 (1.5%)
- Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
- Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
- Other3 (2.2%)
Who was hurt
- Car occupant69 (41%)
- Pedestrian54 (32%)
- Cyclist26 (15%)
- Motorcyclist20 (12%)
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Southwold road accidents by year
Collisions and casualties in Southwold, 1980 to 2025
Collisions in Southwold peaked at 9 in 1990; 2025 had 2.
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 2
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 7 | 9 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| 2002 | 5 | 6 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 3 | 4 |
| 1999 | 4 | 5 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 3 | 4 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 3 |
| 1993 | 2 | 2 |
| 1992 | 3 | 4 |
| 1991 | 4 | 4 |
| 1990 | 9 | 9 |
| 1989 | 3 | 3 |
| 1988 | 4 | 5 |
| 1987 | 4 | 5 |
| 1986 | 3 | 6 |
| 1985 | 5 | 6 |
| 1984 | 3 | 4 |
| 1983 | 5 | 8 |
| 1982 | 4 | 5 |
| 1981 | 4 | 4 |
| 1980 | 6 | 7 |
Map of recent crashes in Southwold
Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Southwold
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 24 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Recent road crashes in Southwold
The 24 most recent collisions in Southwold happened between 8 June 2012 and 4 June 2025.
Severity
- Serious
Vauxhall Zafira crash on an unclassified road in East Suffolk, 7 Jan 2025, 16:54
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Serious
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on the A1095 in East Suffolk, 10 Jul 2024, 09:07
- Vauxhall Vivaro and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024371467754
- Slight
Mercedes Tourismo crash on an unclassified road in East Suffolk, 9 Aug 2023, 15:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023371340011
- Serious
Seat Ateca crash on an unclassified road in East Suffolk, 23 May 2023, 11:12
- 2 Seat Atecas
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023371340668
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on an unclassified road in East Suffolk, 14 Apr 2022, 15:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022371171591
- Serious
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque crash on an unclassified road in East Suffolk, 27 Jul 2021, 15:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021371070987
- Serious
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in East Suffolk, 21 Sep 2020, 20:10
- Audi A3 and Mercedes E Class
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020370985251
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on an unclassified road in East Suffolk, 13 Jun 2020, 17:58
- Peugeot 208 and Nissan Note
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020370959513
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in East Suffolk, 18 Jul 2017, 18:10
- Vauxhall Corsa, Kawasaki KLZ1000 and Skoda Roomster
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017370209040
- Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the A1095 in East Suffolk, 13 Dec 2016, 23:12
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016370154950
- Slight
Vauxhall Meriva crash on the A1095 in East Suffolk, 29 Dec 2015, 16:42
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201537EA96522
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on the A1095 in East Suffolk, 4 May 2015, 11:00
- Peugeot 207 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201537EA90018
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on an unclassified road in East Suffolk, 27 Feb 2015, 20:45
- Peugeot 207 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201537EA88377
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A1095 in East Suffolk, 18 Sep 2014, 20:18
- Volkswagen Polo and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201437EA84356
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A1095 in East Suffolk, 31 Jul 2014, 13:53
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 201437EA82413
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A1095 in East Suffolk, 24 Dec 2013, 11:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201337EA76952
- Slight
Mitsubishi crash on the A1095 in East Suffolk, 28 Nov 2013, 15:15
- Mitsubishi and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201337EA76196
- Slight
Honda crash on the A1095 in East Suffolk, 12 May 2013, 17:43
- Honda, Renault Megane and Vauxhall Corsa
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201337EA71400
- Slight
Car crash on the A1095 in East Suffolk, 14 Aug 2012, 11:15
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in East Suffolk, 5 Aug 2012, 17:40
- Volkswagen Polo and Ford Mondeo
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2012370306412
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in East Suffolk, 21 Jul 2012, 18:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2012370292412
- Slight
Citroen Saxo crash on the A1095 in East Suffolk, 13 Jul 2012, 08:15
- Citroen Saxo, Volkswagen Golf and Volvo S60
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2012370272012
- Slight
Honda CBF125M crash on the A1095 in East Suffolk, 8 Jun 2012, 19:00
- Honda CBF125M, a car and a motorcycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012370223312
Council area for Southwold
Southwold is in East Suffolk, where police recorded 31,552 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Southwold accounts for 0.4% of them.
Postcode district for Southwold
All 135 collisions in Southwold were in the IP18 postcode district.