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Ipswich road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 1991, and 485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1990 (433), and casualties fell from 509.

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

Collisions in 1991
391
Down 10% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
485
Down 5% on 1990
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 1991

1.8% of collisions in Ipswich in 1991 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious8321%
  • Slight30177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious9620%
  • Slight38279%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 1991 is highlighted, with 391, down 10% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (17%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday66 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (11%)
  • February18 (4.6%)
  • March26 (6.6%)
  • April30 (7.7%)
  • May30 (7.7%)
  • June36 (9.2%)
  • July33 (8.4%)
  • August21 (5.4%)
  • September30 (7.7%)
  • October51 (13%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December30 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other17 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (63%)
  • Wet or damp135 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph354 (91%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (81%)
  • Roundabout32 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (40%)
  • Pedestrian114 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (16%)
  • Cyclist72 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1033 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1544 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20122 (25%)
  • 21 to 2579 (16%)
  • 26 to 3562 (13%)
  • 36 to 4535 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.4%)
  • Over 7512 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (55%)
  • Pedestrian114 (24%)
  • Passenger106 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car434 (66%)
  • Motorcycle85 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 1991.

Collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 1991

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 1991: 63, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11566376114
2ndA12143848010
3rdA1071212406
4thA137182715
5thB1067141914
6thB1075121701
7thA1022111102
8thB1059101502
9thA11896701
10thA456702
11thB10765501
12thB10733402
13thB10771300
14thB14581100

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 1991

Ipswich had 372 collisions in 1991.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 1991

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 1991: 135.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 1991, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years