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Ipswich road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2008, and 404 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2007 (333), and casualties fell from 424.

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

Collisions in 2008
323
Down 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
404
Down 5% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2008

0.9% of collisions in Ipswich in 2008 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4715%
  • Slight27385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight35087%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2008 is highlighted, with 323, down 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday59 (18%)
  • Thursday60 (19%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.1%)
  • February26 (8%)
  • March28 (8.7%)
  • April31 (9.6%)
  • May31 (9.6%)
  • June21 (6.5%)
  • July21 (6.5%)
  • August31 (9.6%)
  • September16 (5%)
  • October32 (9.9%)
  • November38 (12%)
  • December25 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (66%)
  • Wet or damp108 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph284 (88%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph14 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (76%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (52%)
  • Pedestrian75 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (13%)
  • Cyclist41 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2089 (22%)
  • 21 to 2557 (14%)
  • 26 to 3564 (16%)
  • 36 to 4558 (14%)
  • 46 to 5548 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.2%)
  • Over 7517 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (66%)
  • Pedestrian75 (19%)
  • Passenger64 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car422 (72%)
  • Motorcycle55 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ipswich ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 2008.

Collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2008

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2008, with 80 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2008

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2008: 64, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156647406
2ndA1214293502
3rdB1075161803
4thA1022141402
5thA137141603
6thA14142302
7thA1071121905
8thA1189101211
9thB1067101101
10thB10597701
11thB10732200
12thB10772300
13thB10761100
14thB14581100

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2008

Ipswich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 307.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2008

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2008: 101.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2008, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Ipswich road accidents in other years