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Ipswich road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2004, and 471 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2003 (388), and casualties fell from 473.

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

Collisions in 2004
381
Down 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
471
Level with 2003
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2004

0.8% of collisions in Ipswich in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4913%
  • Slight32986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5712%
  • Slight41187%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2004 is highlighted, with 381, down 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (12%)
  • Tuesday65 (17%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (18%)
  • Friday54 (14%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.1%)
  • February31 (8.1%)
  • March36 (9.4%)
  • April27 (7.1%)
  • May25 (6.6%)
  • June36 (9.4%)
  • July34 (8.9%)
  • August22 (5.8%)
  • September40 (10%)
  • October33 (8.7%)
  • November29 (7.6%)
  • December37 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (68%)
  • Wet or damp116 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph337 (88%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (74%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (10%)
  • Roundabout32 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (7.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (17%)
  • Pedestrian73 (15%)
  • Cyclist50 (11%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20106 (23%)
  • 21 to 2562 (13%)
  • 26 to 3589 (19%)
  • 36 to 4548 (10%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.8%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider302 (64%)
  • Passenger96 (20%)
  • Pedestrian73 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car511 (70%)
  • Motorcycle86 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ipswich ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 2004.

Collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2004

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2004, with 78 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2004

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2004: 67, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11566785110
2ndA1214476119
3rdA137202503
4thA1022151802
5thB1075151805
6thA14142401
7thA1189111401
8thB1067111401
9thA107191002
10thB10596600
11thB10735600
12thB10772200

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2004

Ipswich had 362 collisions in 2004.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2004

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2004: 142.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2004, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years