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Ipswich road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 379 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2001, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2000 (396), and casualties rose from 461.

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

Collisions in 2001
379
Down 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
464
Up 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2001

0.5% of collisions in Ipswich in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4311%
  • Slight33488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious449.5%
  • Slight41890%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2001 is highlighted, with 379, down 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday73 (19%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (10%)
  • February31 (8.2%)
  • March35 (9.2%)
  • April25 (6.6%)
  • May41 (11%)
  • June31 (8.2%)
  • July21 (5.5%)
  • August26 (6.9%)
  • September35 (9.2%)
  • October38 (10%)
  • November31 (8.2%)
  • December27 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds298 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (67%)
  • Wet or damp120 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph341 (90%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (77%)
  • Roundabout34 (9%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (55%)
  • Pedestrian78 (17%)
  • Cyclist62 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2074 (16%)
  • 21 to 2550 (11%)
  • 26 to 3586 (19%)
  • 36 to 4543 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5549 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded44 (9.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (59%)
  • Passenger111 (24%)
  • Pedestrian78 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car534 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Ipswich

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ipswich ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 2001.

Collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2001

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2001, with 66 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2001

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2001: 71, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156718007
2ndA1214375103
3rdA1071252905
4thA137213305
5thB1075151801
6thA14132302
7thA1022111300
8thB1059111300
9thB1067101102
10thA11897900
11thB10774400
12thB10732401
13thB14582200
14thA1341100
15thB10761100

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2001

Ipswich had 359 collisions in 2001.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2001

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2001: 142.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2001.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years