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Ipswich road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 514 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 1984, and 595 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 153 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1983 (501), and casualties rose from 575.

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

Collisions in 1984
514
Up 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
595
Up 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
153
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 1984

1% of collisions in Ipswich in 1984 were fatal and 30% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious15330%
  • Slight35669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious16728%
  • Slight42271%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 1984 is highlighted, with 514, up 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (17%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday91 (18%)
  • Saturday84 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.4%)
  • February31 (6%)
  • March41 (8%)
  • April28 (5.4%)
  • May33 (6.4%)
  • June42 (8.2%)
  • July53 (10%)
  • August40 (7.8%)
  • September42 (8.2%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November63 (12%)
  • December48 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight366 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other95 (18%)

Road surface

  • Dry350 (68%)
  • Wet or damp159 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph465 (90%)
  • 40 mph43 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway441 (86%)
  • Roundabout38 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist185 (31%)
  • Car occupant139 (23%)
  • Pedestrian139 (23%)
  • Cyclist111 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1574 (12%)
  • 16 to 20183 (31%)
  • 21 to 2575 (13%)
  • 26 to 3565 (11%)
  • 36 to 4540 (6.7%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2%)
  • Over 7520 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider355 (60%)
  • Pedestrian139 (23%)
  • Passenger101 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car495 (57%)
  • Motorcycle195 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 1984.

Collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 1984

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 1984: 80, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11568091126
2ndA124763118
3rdA10713540013
4thA453238111
5thA137313309
6thB1075242803
7thB1067141602
8thB1059131303
9thB10778803
10thB10736601
11thA10222200
12thB14581101

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 1984

Ipswich had 504 collisions in 1984.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 1984

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 1984: 195.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 1984, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years