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Ipswich road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2006, and 413 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2005 (361), and casualties fell from 456.

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

Collisions in 2006
323
Down 11% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
413
Down 9% on 2005
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2006

0.3% of collisions in Ipswich in 2006 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious329.9%
  • Slight29090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious327.7%
  • Slight38092%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2006 is highlighted, with 323, down 11% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (16%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday33 (10%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday74 (23%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.7%)
  • February28 (8.7%)
  • March13 (4%)
  • April31 (9.6%)
  • May26 (8%)
  • June30 (9.3%)
  • July28 (8.7%)
  • August21 (6.5%)
  • September28 (8.7%)
  • October32 (9.9%)
  • November31 (9.6%)
  • December30 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight240 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (72%)
  • Wet or damp86 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph292 (90%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (76%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (9.9%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (56%)
  • Cyclist63 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (14%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2093 (23%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3572 (17%)
  • 36 to 4557 (14%)
  • 46 to 5555 (13%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (69%)
  • Passenger78 (19%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car445 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (10%)
  • Motorcycle60 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 2006.

Collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2006

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2006, with 79 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2006

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2006: 53, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156536103
2ndA1214273200
3rdA1022172004
4thA1071152002
5thA137132202
6thA1189121601
7thA14122702
8thB1067111402
9thB10597901
10thB10757800
11thB10732200
12thA111100
13thB10761100
14thB10771200
15thB11131100

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2006

Ipswich had 300 collisions in 2006.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2006

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2006: 107.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2006.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years