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Ipswich road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 529 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 1979, and 624 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,233 collisions in Ipswich.

Collisions in 1979
529
Casualties in 1979
624
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 1979

1.9% of collisions in Ipswich in 1979 were fatal and 32% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious16932%
  • Slight35066%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious18029%
  • Slight43269%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 1979 is highlighted, with 529.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (15%)
  • Tuesday84 (16%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday94 (18%)
  • Friday88 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.8%)
  • February32 (6%)
  • March38 (7.2%)
  • April39 (7.4%)
  • May52 (9.8%)
  • June43 (8.1%)
  • July39 (7.4%)
  • August42 (7.9%)
  • September52 (9.8%)
  • October50 (9.5%)
  • November56 (11%)
  • December45 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight369 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds66 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Other455 (86%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (66%)
  • Wet or damp152 (29%)
  • Snow29 (5.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph466 (88%)
  • 40 mph49 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph14 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway451 (85%)
  • Roundabout42 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist185 (30%)
  • Car occupant169 (27%)
  • Pedestrian127 (20%)
  • Cyclist106 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1034 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20189 (30%)
  • 21 to 2578 (13%)
  • 26 to 3566 (11%)
  • 36 to 4551 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7543 (6.9%)
  • Over 7520 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider386 (62%)
  • Pedestrian127 (20%)
  • Passenger111 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car439 (49%)
  • Motorcycle202 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle34 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach31 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Ipswich ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 1979.

Collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 1979

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 1979: 60, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11566071018
2ndA125363317
3rdA454862217
4thA1071313517
5thB1075262806
6thB1059192209
7thA137141405
8thB1067121203
9thB1073111603
10thB10777702
11thA10225502
12thB10764401

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 1979, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1979.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years