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Ipswich road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 1987, and 532 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1986 (449), and casualties rose from 528.

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

Collisions in 1987
459
Up 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
532
Up 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 1987

1.1% of collisions in Ipswich in 1987 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious10723%
  • Slight34776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious11622%
  • Slight41177%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 1987 is highlighted, with 459, up 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 459
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (9.6%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday79 (17%)
  • Friday98 (21%)
  • Saturday76 (17%)
  • Sunday32 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.6%)
  • February32 (7%)
  • March38 (8.3%)
  • April37 (8.1%)
  • May28 (6.1%)
  • June40 (8.7%)
  • July48 (10%)
  • August35 (7.6%)
  • September33 (7.2%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December41 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other86 (19%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (67%)
  • Wet or damp141 (31%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph389 (85%)
  • 40 mph63 (14%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (78%)
  • Roundabout52 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (27%)
  • Pedestrian105 (20%)
  • Cyclist91 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1550 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20149 (28%)
  • 21 to 2572 (14%)
  • 26 to 3563 (12%)
  • 36 to 4550 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.1%)
  • Over 7514 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (64%)
  • Pedestrian105 (20%)
  • Passenger88 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car469 (59%)
  • Motorcycle147 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 1987.

Collisions
207th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 1987

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 1987: 81, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11568194219
2ndA12145862012
3rdA137353915
4thA1071252803
5thA1189222504
6thB1075192106
7thB1067121302
8thB10597800
9thA10226702
10thB10733300
11thB10773701
12thB14582201
13thA451100

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 1987

Ipswich had 449 collisions in 1987.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 1987

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 1987: 149.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years