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Ipswich road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 1999, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1998 (392), and casualties rose from 464.

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

Collisions in 1999
398
Up 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
483
Up 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 1999

1% of collisions in Ipswich in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious4612%
  • Slight34887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious5010%
  • Slight42989%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 1999 is highlighted, with 398, up 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (19%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (13%)
  • Friday64 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (10%)
  • February23 (5.8%)
  • March30 (7.5%)
  • April44 (11%)
  • May31 (7.8%)
  • June38 (9.5%)
  • July25 (6.3%)
  • August35 (8.8%)
  • September31 (7.8%)
  • October40 (10%)
  • November33 (8.3%)
  • December27 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (67%)
  • Wet or damp127 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph364 (91%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (78%)
  • Roundabout42 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (51%)
  • Cyclist89 (18%)
  • Pedestrian78 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1540 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2092 (19%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 3581 (17%)
  • 36 to 4562 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.5%)
  • Over 7519 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded36 (7.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (63%)
  • Passenger100 (21%)
  • Pedestrian78 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car502 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (12%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach30 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Ipswich

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ipswich ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 1999.

Collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 1999

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 1999: 81, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156819326
2ndA1214304104
3rdA1071212503
4thA137192702
5thA1022131400
6thB1075121502
7thB105991001
8thA1481301
9thB10678903
10thA11896801
11thB10764401
12thB10774601
13thB11132300
14thB14582300
15thA121100
16thB10731400

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 1999

Ipswich had 381 collisions in 1999.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 1999

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 1999: 154.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 1999, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years