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Ipswich road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2002, and 480 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2001 (379), and casualties rose from 464.

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

Collisions in 2002
384
Up 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
480
Up 3% on 2001
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2002

0.5% of collisions in Ipswich in 2002 were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious348.9%
  • Slight34891%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious377.7%
  • Slight44192%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2002 is highlighted, with 384, up 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday59 (15%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.6%)
  • February29 (7.6%)
  • March30 (7.8%)
  • April35 (9.1%)
  • May34 (8.9%)
  • June32 (8.3%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August35 (9.1%)
  • September31 (8.1%)
  • October27 (7%)
  • November32 (8.3%)
  • December28 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (18%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (65%)
  • Wet or damp133 (35%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph340 (89%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (82%)
  • Roundabout27 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (57%)
  • Pedestrian89 (19%)
  • Cyclist55 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2080 (17%)
  • 21 to 2543 (9%)
  • 26 to 35104 (22%)
  • 36 to 4558 (12%)
  • 46 to 5547 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded44 (9.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider297 (62%)
  • Passenger94 (20%)
  • Pedestrian89 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car559 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle46 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ipswich ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 2002.

Collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2002

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2002, with 74 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2002

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2002: 51, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156516418
2ndA1214304100
3rdA1071212502
4thA137192702
5thA1189151602
6thB1075141601
7thA1022131301
8thA14111500
9thB1059101101
10thB10677901
11thB10776900
12thB14583300
13thB10762200

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2002

Ipswich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 360.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2002

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2002: 138.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2002, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 27 December 2002.

Ipswich road accidents in other years