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Ipswich road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 1986, and 528 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1985 (506), and casualties fell from 573.

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

Collisions in 1986
449
Down 11% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
528
Down 8% on 1985
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 1986

0.7% of collisions in Ipswich in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious11125%
  • Slight33575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious12524%
  • Slight40076%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 1986 is highlighted, with 449, down 11% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986: 449
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (12%)
  • Wednesday76 (17%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.9%)
  • February28 (6.2%)
  • March30 (6.7%)
  • April33 (7.3%)
  • May42 (9.4%)
  • June36 (8%)
  • July38 (8.5%)
  • August44 (9.8%)
  • September42 (9.4%)
  • October36 (8%)
  • November45 (10%)
  • December35 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (10%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other82 (18%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (68%)
  • Wet or damp139 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph386 (86%)
  • 40 mph52 (12%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (81%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (6.2%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (30%)
  • Pedestrian103 (20%)
  • Cyclist63 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (8%)
  • 16 to 20175 (33%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 3579 (15%)
  • 36 to 4541 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.3%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (61%)
  • Passenger104 (20%)
  • Pedestrian103 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car452 (59%)
  • Motorcycle160 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Ipswich ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 1986.

Collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 1986

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 1986: 82, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA115682108020
2ndA12145263117
3rdA1071293508
4thB1075262706
5thB1059191915
6thB1067161704
7thA1022141503
8thA137121601
9thA1189101404
10thB10775701
11thB10734400
12thB14584400
13thA453401
14thB10761100

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 1986

Ipswich had 398 collisions in 1986.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 1986

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 1986: 135.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 1986, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1986.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years