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Ipswich road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 383 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2011, and 488 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2010 (313), and casualties rose from 369.

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

Collisions in 2011
383
Up 22% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
488
Up 32% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2011

0.8% of collisions in Ipswich in 2011 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight33888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious438.8%
  • Slight44291%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2011 is highlighted, with 383, up 22% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (17%)
  • Thursday65 (17%)
  • Friday60 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.6%)
  • February28 (7.3%)
  • March21 (5.5%)
  • April20 (5.2%)
  • May42 (11%)
  • June36 (9.4%)
  • July21 (5.5%)
  • August20 (5.2%)
  • September40 (10%)
  • October40 (10%)
  • November35 (9.1%)
  • December51 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (72%)
  • Wet or damp104 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph310 (81%)
  • 40 mph32 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph16 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph21 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (70%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (10%)
  • Roundabout39 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (8.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (56%)
  • Pedestrian72 (15%)
  • Cyclist70 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2069 (14%)
  • 21 to 2571 (15%)
  • 26 to 3596 (20%)
  • 36 to 4570 (14%)
  • 46 to 5551 (10%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.3%)
  • Over 7515 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (65%)
  • Passenger97 (20%)
  • Pedestrian72 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car534 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (10%)
  • Motorcycle63 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had the 146th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2011

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2011, with 73 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2011

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2011: 66, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11566680012
2ndA1214344401
3rdA137253124
4thA14253801
5thB1075212504
6thA1071192303
7thA1022141901
8thA1189142001
9thB1067131500
10thB11134501
11thA123300
12thB10732300
13thB10762300
14thB10801100
15thB14581100

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2011

Ipswich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 322.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2011

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2011: 125.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2011, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2011.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years