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Ipswich road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 548 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 1980, and 673 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1979 (529), and casualties rose from 624.

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

Collisions in 1980
548
Up 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
673
Up 8% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 1980

1.5% of collisions in Ipswich in 1980 were fatal and 32% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious17832%
  • Slight36266%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious20631%
  • Slight45968%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 1980 is highlighted, with 548, up 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (14%)
  • Wednesday89 (16%)
  • Thursday75 (14%)
  • Friday92 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.1%)
  • February39 (7.1%)
  • March42 (7.7%)
  • April46 (8.4%)
  • May39 (7.1%)
  • June50 (9.1%)
  • July50 (9.1%)
  • August40 (7.3%)
  • September48 (8.8%)
  • October53 (9.7%)
  • November37 (6.8%)
  • December65 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight391 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry375 (68%)
  • Wet or damp165 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph429 (78%)
  • 40 mph33 (6%)
  • 60 mph32 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph54 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway487 (89%)
  • Roundabout33 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist211 (31%)
  • Car occupant182 (27%)
  • Pedestrian159 (24%)
  • Cyclist88 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1043 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1559 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20180 (27%)
  • 21 to 2563 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3585 (13%)
  • 36 to 4546 (6.8%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7%)
  • 56 to 6551 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.9%)
  • Over 7527 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider373 (55%)
  • Pedestrian159 (24%)
  • Passenger141 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car454 (52%)
  • Motorcycle225 (26%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach30 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Ipswich

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ipswich ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had the 169th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 1980

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 1980: 75, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11567588219
2ndA126493119
3rdA453542215
4thA1071303809
5thB1075222606
6thA137172015
7thB1059172104
8thB1067151806
9thB107371101
10thB10776801
11thB10765600
12thA10222201
13thB14582200

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 1980

Ipswich had 537 collisions in 1980.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 1980

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 1980: 186.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 1980, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years