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Ipswich road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 1992, and 465 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1991 (391), and casualties fell from 485.

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

Collisions in 1992
371
Down 5% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
465
Down 4% on 1991
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 1992

1.6% of collisions in Ipswich in 1992 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious5715%
  • Slight30883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious6714%
  • Slight39284%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 1992 is highlighted, with 371, down 5% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (17%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday54 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (16%)
  • Sunday32 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.5%)
  • February31 (8.4%)
  • March28 (7.5%)
  • April20 (5.4%)
  • May39 (11%)
  • June25 (6.7%)
  • July40 (11%)
  • August28 (7.5%)
  • September31 (8.4%)
  • October28 (7.5%)
  • November31 (8.4%)
  • December42 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (64%)
  • Wet or damp133 (36%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph319 (86%)
  • 40 mph37 (10%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway299 (81%)
  • Roundabout37 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant193 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (19%)
  • Pedestrian87 (19%)
  • Cyclist74 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1540 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2093 (20%)
  • 21 to 2565 (14%)
  • 26 to 3584 (18%)
  • 36 to 4554 (12%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3%)
  • Over 7511 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (59%)
  • Passenger102 (22%)
  • Pedestrian87 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (65%)
  • Motorcycle88 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (11%)
  • Bus or coach25 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 1992.

Collisions
257th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 1992

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 1992: 71, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11567191316
2ndA1214374607
3rdA1189191903
4thB1067161802
5thA1071141501
6thA1022121301
7thA137122101
8thB1059121301
9thB1075121510
10thA45101511
11thB10734400
12thB10761100
13thB10771200

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 1992

Ipswich had 352 collisions in 1992.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 1992

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 1992: 131.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 1992, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years