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Ipswich road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 1993, and 442 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1992 (371), and casualties fell from 465.

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

Collisions in 1993
352
Down 5% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
442
Down 5% on 1992
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 1993

2.3% of collisions in Ipswich in 1993 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious5215%
  • Slight29283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious6916%
  • Slight36583%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 1993 is highlighted, with 352, down 5% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (11%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday75 (21%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.7%)
  • February22 (6.3%)
  • March33 (9.4%)
  • April27 (7.7%)
  • May28 (8%)
  • June27 (7.7%)
  • July33 (9.4%)
  • August21 (6%)
  • September26 (7.4%)
  • October33 (9.4%)
  • November33 (9.4%)
  • December42 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds268 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (64%)
  • Wet or damp125 (36%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph304 (86%)
  • 40 mph35 (9.9%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (78%)
  • Roundabout34 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (17%)
  • Pedestrian74 (17%)
  • Cyclist58 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7%)
  • 16 to 20100 (23%)
  • 21 to 2570 (16%)
  • 26 to 3584 (19%)
  • 36 to 4549 (11%)
  • 46 to 5527 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.8%)
  • Over 7519 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (60%)
  • Passenger102 (23%)
  • Pedestrian74 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car447 (70%)
  • Motorcycle77 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 1993.

Collisions
263rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
277th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 1993

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 1993: 68, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11566881112
2ndA1214516517
3rdB1075162001
4thA1071131411
5thA137121200
6thA1189101202
7thB1067101903
8thA10228811
9thA4581002
10thB10598812
11thB10774500
12thB10733401
13thB10762201
14thB14581100

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 1993

Ipswich had 330 collisions in 1993.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 1993

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 1993: 108.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 1993, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years