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Ipswich road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 433 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 1990, and 509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1989 (443), and casualties fell from 526.

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

Collisions in 1990
433
Down 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
509
Down 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 1990

0.9% of collisions in Ipswich in 1990 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious7417%
  • Slight35582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious8517%
  • Slight42083%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 1990 is highlighted, with 433, down 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990: 433
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (15%)
  • Wednesday76 (18%)
  • Thursday57 (13%)
  • Friday78 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (9.2%)
  • February39 (9%)
  • March35 (8.1%)
  • April36 (8.3%)
  • May36 (8.3%)
  • June44 (10%)
  • July30 (6.9%)
  • August32 (7.4%)
  • September33 (7.6%)
  • October34 (7.9%)
  • November45 (10%)
  • December29 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Other14 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry319 (74%)
  • Wet or damp111 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph374 (86%)
  • 40 mph46 (11%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway348 (80%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (37%)
  • Pedestrian110 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (19%)
  • Cyclist79 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20117 (23%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 3584 (17%)
  • 36 to 4549 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.1%)
  • Over 7528 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (59%)
  • Pedestrian110 (22%)
  • Passenger99 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car483 (65%)
  • Motorcycle101 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (11%)
  • Bus or coach32 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 1990.

Collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 1990

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 1990: 82, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11568295014
2ndA1214485709
3rdA1071272804
4thA137172511
5thA1189141604
6thA1022121301
7thB1075121300
8thB1067111202
9thA4571011
10thB10596700
11thB10735501
12thB10774502
13thB14583600
14thB10762201

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 1990

Ipswich had 412 collisions in 1990.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 1990

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 1990: 150.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 1990, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years