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Ipswich road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2005, and 456 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2004 (381), and casualties fell from 471.

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

Collisions in 2005
361
Down 5% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
456
Down 3% on 2004
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2005

0.3% of collisions in Ipswich in 2005 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious308.3%
  • Slight33091%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious357.7%
  • Slight42092%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2005 is highlighted, with 361, down 5% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (16%)
  • Wednesday71 (20%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday54 (15%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.6%)
  • February28 (7.8%)
  • March30 (8.3%)
  • April35 (9.7%)
  • May41 (11%)
  • June24 (6.6%)
  • July31 (8.6%)
  • August21 (5.8%)
  • September33 (9.1%)
  • October27 (7.5%)
  • November30 (8.3%)
  • December30 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (8%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other11 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (73%)
  • Wet or damp88 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph327 (91%)
  • 40 mph18 (5%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (82%)
  • Roundabout26 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (6.6%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (15%)
  • Pedestrian63 (14%)
  • Cyclist50 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5%)
  • 16 to 20108 (24%)
  • 21 to 2560 (13%)
  • 26 to 3579 (17%)
  • 36 to 4569 (15%)
  • 46 to 5541 (9%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.9%)
  • Over 7513 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (66%)
  • Passenger92 (20%)
  • Pedestrian63 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car485 (72%)
  • Motorcycle68 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 2005.

Collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2005

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2005, with 56 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2005

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2005: 48, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156486103
2ndA1214385004
3rdA1071172100
4thA137172514
5thA14142502
6thA1022121400
7thA1189121702
8thB1075121401
9thB10678900
10thB10595500
11thB145851101
12thB10734401
13thA122200
14thA1541100
15thB10761100
16thB10771100

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2005

Ipswich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 337.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2005

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2005: 124.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2005.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years