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Ipswich road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 412 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 1997, and 495 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 1996 (330), and casualties rose from 414.

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

Collisions in 1997
412
Up 25% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
495
Up 20% on 1996
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 1997

0.2% of collisions in Ipswich in 1997 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6315%
  • Slight34884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6714%
  • Slight42786%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 1997 is highlighted, with 412, up 25% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday75 (18%)
  • Wednesday67 (16%)
  • Thursday71 (17%)
  • Friday59 (14%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7%)
  • February26 (6.3%)
  • March38 (9.2%)
  • April28 (6.8%)
  • May49 (12%)
  • June31 (7.5%)
  • July34 (8.3%)
  • August32 (7.8%)
  • September32 (7.8%)
  • October33 (8%)
  • November40 (9.7%)
  • December40 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other18 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (70%)
  • Wet or damp119 (29%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph371 (90%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (77%)
  • Roundabout35 (8.5%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (48%)
  • Pedestrian101 (20%)
  • Cyclist73 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1034 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2086 (17%)
  • 21 to 2554 (11%)
  • 26 to 35104 (21%)
  • 36 to 4553 (11%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.8%)
  • Over 7515 (3%)
  • Not recorded31 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (61%)
  • Pedestrian101 (20%)
  • Passenger94 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car517 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (10%)
  • Motorcycle64 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 1997.

Collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 1997

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 1997: 75, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11567586012
2ndA1214425604
3rdB1075202206
4thA1071192302
5thA1022141702
6thA1189142005
7thA137131502
8thB1059111211
9thA1491402
10thB10676701
11thB10766602
12thB10733301
13thB10772301
14thB14582300
15thA121100

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 1997

Ipswich had 393 collisions in 1997.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 1997

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 1997: 119.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 1997, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years