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Ipswich road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 501 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 1983, and 575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1982 (482), and casualties fell from 597.

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

Collisions in 1983
501
Up 4% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
575
Down 4% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 1983

1.6% of collisions in Ipswich in 1983 were fatal and 29% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious14629%
  • Slight34769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious15327%
  • Slight41472%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 1983 is highlighted, with 501, up 4% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 501
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday86 (17%)
  • Saturday84 (17%)
  • Sunday48 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.8%)
  • February38 (7.6%)
  • March34 (6.8%)
  • April31 (6.2%)
  • May42 (8.4%)
  • June43 (8.6%)
  • July33 (6.6%)
  • August43 (8.6%)
  • September39 (7.8%)
  • October54 (11%)
  • November48 (9.6%)
  • December52 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other78 (16%)

Road surface

  • Dry349 (70%)
  • Wet or damp142 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph439 (88%)
  • 40 mph56 (11%)
  • 60 mph5 (1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway446 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout20 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist181 (31%)
  • Car occupant154 (27%)
  • Pedestrian122 (21%)
  • Cyclist86 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1549 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20177 (31%)
  • 21 to 2572 (13%)
  • 26 to 3574 (13%)
  • 36 to 4545 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.9%)
  • Over 7517 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (62%)
  • Pedestrian122 (21%)
  • Passenger94 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car454 (54%)
  • Motorcycle199 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach27 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 1983.

Collisions
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 1983

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 1983: 66, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11566674020
2ndA125562212
3rdA454349113
4thA1372833015
5thA1071273319
6thB10752627011
7thB1059192115
8thB1067131704
9thB107791514
10thA10223300
11thB10732201
12thB10762200
13thB14582201

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 1983

Ipswich had 487 collisions in 1983.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 1983

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 1983: 185.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 1983, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years