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Ipswich road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 1996, and 414 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1995 (345), and casualties rose from 410.

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

Collisions in 1996
330
Down 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
414
Up 1% on 1995
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 1996

0.6% of collisions in Ipswich in 1996 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight28285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5413%
  • Slight35886%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 1996 is highlighted, with 330, down 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (17%)
  • Thursday37 (11%)
  • Friday65 (20%)
  • Saturday41 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (12%)
  • February23 (7%)
  • March20 (6.1%)
  • April16 (4.8%)
  • May24 (7.3%)
  • June21 (6.4%)
  • July30 (9.1%)
  • August30 (9.1%)
  • September24 (7.3%)
  • October26 (7.9%)
  • November41 (12%)
  • December36 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (12%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other20 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (65%)
  • Wet or damp106 (32%)
  • Snow6 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph297 (90%)
  • 40 mph25 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (75%)
  • Roundabout31 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (49%)
  • Pedestrian81 (20%)
  • Cyclist60 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (8%)
  • 16 to 2074 (18%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3577 (19%)
  • 36 to 4551 (12%)
  • 46 to 5542 (10%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.7%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (60%)
  • Passenger85 (21%)
  • Pedestrian81 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car410 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (11%)
  • Motorcycle49 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 1996.

Collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 1996

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 1996: 56, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156567208
2ndA1214314404
3rdA1071192403
4thA1022162101
5thA1189161916
6thB1075111200
7thB1059101001
8thB106781001
9thA1375601
10thA145901
11thB10773300
12thA122300
13thB10732200
14thB10761200

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 1996

Ipswich had 312 collisions in 1996.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 1996

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 1996: 115.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 1996, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years