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Ipswich road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 335 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 1994, and 417 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1993 (352), and casualties fell from 442.

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

Collisions in 1994
335
Down 5% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
417
Down 6% on 1993
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 1994

1.5% of collisions in Ipswich in 1994 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious5516%
  • Slight27582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious6115%
  • Slight35184%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 1994 is highlighted, with 335, down 5% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (17%)
  • Wednesday50 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.9%)
  • February28 (8.4%)
  • March28 (8.4%)
  • April23 (6.9%)
  • May25 (7.5%)
  • June24 (7.2%)
  • July22 (6.6%)
  • August30 (9%)
  • September25 (7.5%)
  • October29 (8.7%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December41 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (69%)
  • Wet or damp98 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph302 (90%)
  • 40 mph28 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (81%)
  • Roundabout26 (7.8%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant186 (45%)
  • Pedestrian91 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (14%)
  • Cyclist56 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1541 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2097 (23%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3572 (17%)
  • 36 to 4536 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5535 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.1%)
  • Over 7515 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (55%)
  • Passenger96 (23%)
  • Pedestrian91 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car383 (67%)
  • Motorcycle68 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 1994.

Collisions
285th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
245th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
271st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 1994

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 1994: 62, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11566277211
2ndA1214303805
3rdB1075151802
4thA1071141602
5thB1067121502
6thA1022111111
7thA137111102
8thA118981302
9thB10596700
10thB10733300
11thB10763400
12thA452200
13thB10772402
14thB14581100

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 1994

Ipswich had 329 collisions in 1994.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 1994

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 1994: 133.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 1994, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1994.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years