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Ipswich road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2007, and 424 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2006 (323), and casualties rose from 413.

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

Collisions in 2007
333
Up 3% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
424
Up 3% on 2006
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2007

None of the collisions in Ipswich in 2007 were fatal and 9.3% were serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious319.3%
  • Slight30291%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious327.5%
  • Slight39292%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2007 is highlighted, with 333, up 3% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (16%)
  • Wednesday53 (16%)
  • Thursday55 (17%)
  • Friday51 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (11%)
  • Sunday31 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (12%)
  • February19 (5.7%)
  • March27 (8.1%)
  • April20 (6%)
  • May25 (7.5%)
  • June43 (13%)
  • July25 (7.5%)
  • August26 (7.8%)
  • September27 (8.1%)
  • October19 (5.7%)
  • November33 (9.9%)
  • December29 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (69%)
  • Wet or damp98 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph298 (89%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway269 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (56%)
  • Pedestrian62 (15%)
  • Cyclist54 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (12%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2092 (22%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3573 (17%)
  • 36 to 4559 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (12%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.1%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (67%)
  • Passenger76 (18%)
  • Pedestrian62 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car445 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (9%)
  • Motorcycle52 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 2007.

Collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 8 other areas
Serious collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2007

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2007, with 60 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2007

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2007: 46, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156465501
2ndA1214324004
3rdA1189152101
4thA1071141902
5thA137141501
6thA1022121401
7thA14121703
8thB1067121600
9thB107591401
10thB10595501
11thB10774600
12thB10732400
13thB14582200

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2007

Ipswich had 310 collisions in 2007.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2007

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2007: 103.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years