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Ipswich road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 448 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 1988, and 552 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1987 (459), and casualties rose from 532.

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

Collisions in 1988
448
Down 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
552
Up 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 1988

1.8% of collisions in Ipswich in 1988 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious7617%
  • Slight36481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious8916%
  • Slight45582%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 1988 is highlighted, with 448, down 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday75 (17%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday85 (19%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (11%)
  • February37 (8.3%)
  • March35 (7.8%)
  • April38 (8.5%)
  • May36 (8%)
  • June35 (7.8%)
  • July28 (6.3%)
  • August43 (9.6%)
  • September47 (10%)
  • October30 (6.7%)
  • November43 (9.6%)
  • December28 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other62 (14%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (67%)
  • Wet or damp146 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph387 (86%)
  • 40 mph51 (11%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (75%)
  • Roundabout45 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (8.5%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant227 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (21%)
  • Pedestrian92 (17%)
  • Cyclist81 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1544 (8%)
  • 16 to 20132 (24%)
  • 21 to 2580 (14%)
  • 26 to 3578 (14%)
  • 36 to 4545 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (62%)
  • Passenger118 (21%)
  • Pedestrian92 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car480 (61%)
  • Motorcycle122 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach32 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 1988.

Collisions
218th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
283rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 1988

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 1988: 98, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA115698115014
2ndA1214598027
3rdA137345205
4thA1071192213
5thB1059121401
6thA1189111502
7thB1067111112
8thB1075111302
9thA102291110
10thA4581012
11thB10736701
12thB10773400
13thB14582300

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 1988

Ipswich had 429 collisions in 1988.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 1988

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 1988: 179.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 1988, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years