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Ipswich road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 17,233 road traffic collisions in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025, and 20,880 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 156 were fatal and 3,026 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 242 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (248), and casualties fell from 282 to 280.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
17,233
147th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
20,880
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
156
0.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
242
Down 2% on 2024

Crash severity in Ipswich

0.9% of collisions in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1560.9%
  • Serious3,02618%
  • Slight14,05182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1610.8%
  • Serious3,30916%
  • Slight17,41083%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. In 2025 there were 242, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 242
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025242280
2024248282
2023181215
2022237291
2021202257
2020197236
2019256317
2018347422
2017321398
2016330404
2015260308
2014320411
2013327399
2012336422
2011383488
2010313369
2009321383
2008323404
2007333424
2006323413
2005361456
2004381471
2003388473
2002384480
2001379464
2000396461
1999398483
1998392464
1997412495
1996330414
1995345410
1994335417
1993352442
1992371465
1991391485
1990433509
1989443526
1988448552
1987459532
1986449528
1985506573
1984514595
1983501575
1982482597
1981506593
1980548673
1979529624

When and where crashes happen in Ipswich

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,447 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,591 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,661 (15%)
  • Thursday2,685 (16%)
  • Friday2,950 (17%)
  • Saturday2,322 (13%)
  • Sunday1,577 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59442 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59194 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,307 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,344 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,077 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,588 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,663 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,618 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,407 (8.2%)
  • February1,255 (7.3%)
  • March1,358 (7.9%)
  • April1,275 (7.4%)
  • May1,443 (8.4%)
  • June1,420 (8.2%)
  • July1,449 (8.4%)
  • August1,318 (7.6%)
  • September1,512 (8.8%)
  • October1,554 (9%)
  • November1,697 (9.8%)
  • December1,545 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,379 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,360 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting188 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown157 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit148 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12,938 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,174 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds176 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds160 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist107 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds97 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.1%)
  • Other1,394 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded177 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry11,880 (69%)
  • Wet or damp5,008 (29%)
  • Frost or ice185 (1.1%)
  • Snow106 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded42 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph79 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph15,130 (88%)
  • 40 mph1,370 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph245 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph395 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,904 (81%)
  • Roundabout1,318 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road986 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway932 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded93 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Ipswich

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant9,024 (43%)
  • Pedestrian3,826 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist3,776 (18%)
  • Cyclist3,209 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant411 (2%)
  • Van occupant278 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant137 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)91 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant52 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant47 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5474 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 10845 (4%)
  • 11 to 151,491 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 204,447 (21%)
  • 21 to 252,540 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,530 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,429 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,948 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 651,349 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 75831 (4%)
  • Over 75655 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded341 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider13,201 (63%)
  • Passenger3,853 (18%)
  • Pedestrian3,826 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car20,435 (66%)
  • Motorcycle3,991 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle3,292 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,206 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach725 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes576 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car306 (1%)
  • Other vehicle173 (0.6%)
  • Minibus79 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown40 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Ipswich

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Ipswich

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ipswich ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had the 147th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
147th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 36th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
115th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
202ndWychavon17,31124,6544823,658
203rdWrexham17,26724,1572832,807
204thNorth Hertfordshire17,23823,4783373,434
205thIpswich (this area)17,23320,8801563,026
206thTelford and Wrekin17,21023,2472894,048
207thTunbridge Wells17,12822,8763113,575
208thEastleigh17,07121,9901593,170

Accident hotspots in Ipswich

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area is the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich, with 1,405 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025: 2,811, including 23 fatal and 492 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11562,8113,34023492
2ndA12141,3921,77510193
3rdA10718229955152
4thA13774494213131
5thB10756807982125
6thB1067499583391
7thA1022451529450
8thA1189438546371
9thA1239450913107
10thB1059332380560
11thA14311494335
12thA452983681494
13thB1073135167025
14thB1077130170129
15thB10767983012
16thB14586882114
17thB111391202
18thA10561100
19thA10751101
20thA111100

Towns in Ipswich

Ipswich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 15,900.

Postcode districts in Ipswich

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025: 5,905.

Latest crashes in Ipswich

Of the latest 24 crashes in Ipswich, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity