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Ipswich road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 506 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 1985, and 573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1984 (514), and casualties fell from 595.

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

Collisions in 1985
506
Down 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
573
Down 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 1985

1.8% of collisions in Ipswich in 1985 were fatal and 27% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious13527%
  • Slight36272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious14325%
  • Slight42173%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 1985 is highlighted, with 506, down 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985: 506
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday83 (16%)
  • Friday89 (18%)
  • Saturday69 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.1%)
  • February30 (5.9%)
  • March48 (9.5%)
  • April41 (8.1%)
  • May48 (9.5%)
  • June39 (7.7%)
  • July48 (9.5%)
  • August41 (8.1%)
  • September45 (8.9%)
  • October45 (8.9%)
  • November55 (11%)
  • December40 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit136 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds355 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other80 (16%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry360 (71%)
  • Wet or damp126 (25%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2%)
  • Snow10 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph444 (88%)
  • 40 mph58 (11%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway432 (85%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist180 (31%)
  • Car occupant140 (24%)
  • Pedestrian131 (23%)
  • Cyclist87 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1554 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20168 (29%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 3557 (9.9%)
  • 36 to 4556 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5549 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.4%)
  • Over 7525 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (63%)
  • Pedestrian131 (23%)
  • Passenger82 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (56%)
  • Motorcycle192 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 1985.

Collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 1985

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 1985: 70, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11567080120
2ndA10713951011
3rdA123641411
4thA137323918
5thA45252928
6thB1075222504
7thB1067202303
8thB1059161904
9thA1214131614
10thA11897703
11thA10224400
12thB10773301
13thB10732201
14thB10762200
15thB14582200

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 1985

Ipswich had 500 collisions in 1985.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 1985

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 1985: 167.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 1985, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years