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Ipswich road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 396 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2000, and 461 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1999 (398), and casualties fell from 483.

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

Collisions in 2000
396
Down 1% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
461
Down 5% on 1999
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2000

0.8% of collisions in Ipswich in 2000 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4511%
  • Slight34888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4710%
  • Slight41189%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2000 is highlighted, with 396, down 1% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000: 396
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday74 (19%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.1%)
  • February23 (5.8%)
  • March33 (8.3%)
  • April26 (6.6%)
  • May29 (7.3%)
  • June37 (9.3%)
  • July30 (7.6%)
  • August29 (7.3%)
  • September37 (9.3%)
  • October37 (9.3%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December43 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (64%)
  • Wet or damp134 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph359 (91%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway322 (81%)
  • Roundabout36 (9.1%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (52%)
  • Pedestrian76 (16%)
  • Cyclist68 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (13%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2073 (16%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 3593 (20%)
  • 36 to 4564 (14%)
  • 46 to 5538 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (65%)
  • Passenger87 (19%)
  • Pedestrian76 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car544 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle63 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 2000.

Collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2000

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2000: 60, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156606908
2ndA1214425312
3rdA137263204
4thA1071212403
5thA1022151902
6thB1059141602
7thA1189131300
8thB1075111602
9thA14101000
10thB10678802
11thB10764400
12thB10773300
13thB14583300
14thA121300
15thB10731100

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2000

Ipswich had 378 collisions in 2000.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2000

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2000: 127.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years