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Ipswich road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 506 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 1981, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1980 (548), and casualties fell from 673.

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

Collisions in 1981
506
Down 8% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
593
Down 12% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 1981

2% of collisions in Ipswich in 1981 were fatal and 26% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious13126%
  • Slight36572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious14725%
  • Slight43674%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 1981 is highlighted, with 506, down 8% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday81 (16%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday73 (14%)
  • Saturday80 (16%)
  • Sunday51 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (5.9%)
  • February32 (6.3%)
  • March46 (9.1%)
  • April40 (7.9%)
  • May43 (8.5%)
  • June40 (7.9%)
  • July38 (7.5%)
  • August49 (9.7%)
  • September51 (10%)
  • October50 (9.9%)
  • November55 (11%)
  • December32 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight369 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds403 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other20 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry375 (74%)
  • Wet or damp116 (23%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph427 (84%)
  • 40 mph53 (10%)
  • 60 mph24 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway450 (89%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist171 (29%)
  • Car occupant153 (26%)
  • Pedestrian138 (23%)
  • Cyclist93 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1040 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1556 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20169 (28%)
  • 21 to 2556 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3574 (12%)
  • 36 to 4541 (6.9%)
  • 46 to 5549 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.7%)
  • Over 7519 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider341 (58%)
  • Pedestrian138 (23%)
  • Passenger114 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car438 (53%)
  • Motorcycle187 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Ipswich

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ipswich ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 1981.

Collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 1981

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 1981: 71, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11567180020
2ndA126185111
3rdA45343714
4thA1071272918
5thA137182116
6thB1075182813
7thB1067152004
8thB10598812
9thA10227800
10thB10774401
11thB10732200
12thB10762201
13thB14581100

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 1981

Ipswich had 488 collisions in 1981.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 1981

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 1981: 186.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1981.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years