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Ipswich road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 1998, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1997 (412), and casualties fell from 495.

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

Collisions in 1998
392
Down 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
464
Down 6% on 1997
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 1998

0.3% of collisions in Ipswich in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4411%
  • Slight34789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious449.5%
  • Slight41990%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 1998 is highlighted, with 392, down 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 392
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (16%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday73 (19%)
  • Saturday66 (17%)
  • Sunday29 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.1%)
  • February27 (6.9%)
  • March32 (8.2%)
  • April36 (9.2%)
  • May29 (7.4%)
  • June36 (9.2%)
  • July34 (8.7%)
  • August41 (10%)
  • September34 (8.7%)
  • October30 (7.7%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December28 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (70%)
  • Wet or damp113 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph358 (91%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (2%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (80%)
  • Roundabout35 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (44%)
  • Pedestrian92 (20%)
  • Cyclist77 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2084 (18%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 35110 (24%)
  • 36 to 4549 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.5%)
  • Over 7510 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (61%)
  • Pedestrian92 (20%)
  • Passenger89 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (11%)
  • Motorcycle71 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 1998.

Collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 1998

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 1998: 82, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156829416
2ndA1214476504
3rdA1071282903
4thA1022151701
5thB1075151701
6thA137111101
7thA118991502
8thA1481100
9thB105981003
10thB10676601
11thB10734402
12thB10764400
13thB10774400
14thB11131201

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 1998

Ipswich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 373.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 1998

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 1998: 141.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years