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Ipswich road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2010, and 369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2009 (321), and casualties fell from 383.

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

Collisions in 2010
313
Down 2% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
369
Down 4% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2010

0.3% of collisions in Ipswich in 2010 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3511%
  • Slight27788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious359.5%
  • Slight33390%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2010 is highlighted, with 313, down 2% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 313
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (19%)
  • Wednesday58 (19%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday35 (11%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.4%)
  • February27 (8.6%)
  • March29 (9.3%)
  • April25 (8%)
  • May34 (11%)
  • June16 (5.1%)
  • July24 (7.7%)
  • August27 (8.6%)
  • September37 (12%)
  • October22 (7%)
  • November36 (12%)
  • December19 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (65%)
  • Wet or damp92 (29%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph265 (85%)
  • 40 mph28 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph3 (1%)
  • 70 mph17 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (76%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout22 (7%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (6.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (17%)
  • Pedestrian60 (16%)
  • Cyclist51 (14%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2066 (18%)
  • 21 to 2560 (16%)
  • 26 to 3568 (18%)
  • 36 to 4555 (15%)
  • 46 to 5547 (13%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.7%)
  • Over 759 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (69%)
  • Pedestrian60 (16%)
  • Passenger54 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car384 (66%)
  • Motorcycle66 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2010.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2010

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2010, with 67 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2010

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2010: 50, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156505606
2ndA1214222601
3rdA137182104
4thA14182803
5thA1189151702
6thA1022131500
7thB1075121201
8thB1067101200
9thA107191000
10thB105971102
11thB10734400
12thB14582211
13thA10561100
14thA11981101
15thB10761100

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2010

Ipswich had 289 collisions in 2010.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2010

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2010: 107.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years