Crap Towns / Lowestoft / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Lowestoft?
There were 2.9 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Lowestoft from 2021 to 2025, 21% higher than the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 3.9, up from 3.5 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 3.9 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Great Yarmouth | 14.2 km | 6.5 |
| Beccles | 10.7 km | 3.9 |
| Lowestoft | – | 2.9 |
| Gorleston-on-Sea | 10.8 km | 2.5 |
| Harleston | 29.8 km | 2.0 |
| Caister-on-Sea | 19.4 km | 1.8 |
| Bradwell | 11.9 km | 1.7 |
| Poringland | 28.6 km | 1.4 |
| Leiston | 31.2 km | 1.4 |
| Bungay | 19.2 km | 1.2 |
| Hemsby | 25.4 km | 0.7 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |