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Ipswich road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 1989, and 526 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1988 (448), and casualties fell from 552.

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

Collisions in 1989
443
Down 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
526
Down 5% on 1988
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 1989

1.4% of collisions in Ipswich in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious7216%
  • Slight36582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious7715%
  • Slight44384%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 1989 is highlighted, with 443, down 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday87 (20%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7%)
  • February35 (7.9%)
  • March27 (6.1%)
  • April44 (9.9%)
  • May34 (7.7%)
  • June24 (5.4%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August24 (5.4%)
  • September47 (11%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November42 (9.5%)
  • December37 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds355 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (70%)
  • Wet or damp130 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph395 (89%)
  • 40 mph41 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (79%)
  • Roundabout38 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (36%)
  • Pedestrian116 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (19%)
  • Cyclist85 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20114 (22%)
  • 21 to 2578 (15%)
  • 26 to 3581 (15%)
  • 36 to 4552 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.2%)
  • Over 7519 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (60%)
  • Pedestrian116 (22%)
  • Passenger97 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car487 (64%)
  • Motorcycle110 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (12%)
  • Bus or coach27 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 1989.

Collisions
234th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
281st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 1989

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 1989: 92, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA115692103118
2ndA1214496128
3rdA1071243403
4thB1075192405
5thA1189131402
6thA137131403
7thB1067131401
8thB1059111101
9thA10229901
10thA4551112
11thB10765500
12thB10733300
13thB10772200

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 1989

Ipswich had 431 collisions in 1989.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 1989

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 1989: 164.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 1989, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years