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Ipswich road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 388 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2003, and 473 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2002 (384), and casualties fell from 480.

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

Collisions in 2003
388
Up 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
473
Down 1% on 2002
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2003

0.8% of collisions in Ipswich in 2003 were fatal and 9% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious359%
  • Slight35090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious377.8%
  • Slight43291%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2003 is highlighted, with 388, up 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday48 (12%)
  • Thursday72 (19%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (10%)
  • February22 (5.7%)
  • March36 (9.3%)
  • April25 (6.4%)
  • May32 (8.2%)
  • June32 (8.2%)
  • July36 (9.3%)
  • August29 (7.5%)
  • September32 (8.2%)
  • October36 (9.3%)
  • November30 (7.7%)
  • December38 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (69%)
  • Wet or damp110 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph359 (93%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (78%)
  • Roundabout41 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (15%)
  • Pedestrian67 (14%)
  • Cyclist59 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1542 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2087 (18%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3599 (21%)
  • 36 to 4556 (12%)
  • 46 to 5542 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.5%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded35 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (65%)
  • Passenger99 (21%)
  • Pedestrian67 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car504 (71%)
  • Motorcycle73 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 2003.

Collisions
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2003

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2003, with 77 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2003

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2003: 65, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156658111
2ndA1214374606
3rdA137253500
4thA1071151701
5thA1022141600
6thA1189101211
7thB1075101200
8thB106791002
9thB10598903
10thB10736802
11thA145701
12thB10773401
13thB10762200
14thB10711200
15thB14581200

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2003

Ipswich had 376 collisions in 2003.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2003

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2003: 125.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years