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Ipswich road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 482 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 1982, and 597 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1981 (506), and casualties rose from 593.

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

Collisions in 1982
482
Down 5% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
597
Up 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 1982

1% of collisions in Ipswich in 1982 were fatal and 33% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious16133%
  • Slight31666%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious18932%
  • Slight40368%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 1982 is highlighted, with 482, down 5% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday74 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday85 (18%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.7%)
  • February43 (8.9%)
  • March40 (8.3%)
  • April28 (5.8%)
  • May40 (8.3%)
  • June37 (7.7%)
  • July41 (8.5%)
  • August32 (6.6%)
  • September34 (7.1%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November57 (12%)
  • December42 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other65 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry335 (70%)
  • Wet or damp135 (28%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph430 (89%)
  • 40 mph48 (10%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway415 (86%)
  • Roundabout29 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant181 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist179 (30%)
  • Pedestrian117 (20%)
  • Cyclist80 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20200 (34%)
  • 21 to 2575 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (11%)
  • 36 to 4553 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.2%)
  • Over 7519 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider355 (59%)
  • Passenger125 (21%)
  • Pedestrian117 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car451 (55%)
  • Motorcycle183 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach27 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 1982.

Collisions
212th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
316th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 1982

The A1156 and A12 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 1982, with 59 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11565971119
2ndA125978118
3rdA453040115
4thA1071264105
5thB1067252906
6thB1075232407
7thA137202306
8thB1059141804
9thA10228903
10thB10776803
11thB10735702
12thB14583302

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 1982

Ipswich had 468 collisions in 1982.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 1982

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 1982: 192.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 1982, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years