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Ipswich road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 1995, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1994 (335), and casualties fell from 417.

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

Collisions in 1995
345
Up 3% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
410
Down 2% on 1994
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 1995

0.6% of collisions in Ipswich in 1995 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious349.9%
  • Slight30990%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious389.3%
  • Slight37090%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 1995 is highlighted, with 345, up 3% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995: 345
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (17%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.8%)
  • February31 (9%)
  • March32 (9.3%)
  • April24 (7%)
  • May30 (8.7%)
  • June35 (10%)
  • July26 (7.5%)
  • August12 (3.5%)
  • September39 (11%)
  • October31 (9%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December20 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (65%)
  • Wet or damp112 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph305 (88%)
  • 40 mph26 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway269 (78%)
  • Roundabout25 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (7%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (46%)
  • Pedestrian85 (21%)
  • Cyclist68 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1540 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2072 (18%)
  • 21 to 2559 (14%)
  • 26 to 3574 (18%)
  • 36 to 4549 (12%)
  • 46 to 5536 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.7%)
  • Over 755 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider244 (60%)
  • Pedestrian85 (21%)
  • Passenger81 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car433 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (11%)
  • Motorcycle46 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 1995.

Collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 1995

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 1995: 61, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156617327
2ndA1214304002
3rdB1075171902
4thA1022161701
5thA1071131704
6thA1189121402
7thA137121602
8thA14101301
9thB10597900
10thB10676701
11thB10774500
12thB10732200
13thB10762200

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 1995

Ipswich had 333 collisions in 1995.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 1995

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 1995: 126.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 1995, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1995.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years