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Ipswich road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 336 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2012, and 422 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2011 (383), and casualties fell from 488.

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

Collisions in 2012
336
Down 12% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
422
Down 14% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2012

0.6% of collisions in Ipswich in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight29287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4310%
  • Slight37789%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2012 is highlighted, with 336, down 12% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (13%)
  • Wednesday71 (21%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday27 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.8%)
  • February21 (6.3%)
  • March40 (12%)
  • April32 (9.5%)
  • May28 (8.3%)
  • June18 (5.4%)
  • July28 (8.3%)
  • August19 (5.7%)
  • September24 (7.1%)
  • October29 (8.6%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December38 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (65%)
  • Wet or damp113 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph301 (90%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (74%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (10%)
  • Roundabout28 (8.3%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (52%)
  • Cyclist64 (15%)
  • Pedestrian60 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5%)
  • 16 to 2065 (15%)
  • 21 to 2543 (10%)
  • 26 to 3571 (17%)
  • 36 to 4588 (21%)
  • 46 to 5549 (12%)
  • 56 to 6538 (9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.8%)
  • Over 7516 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (71%)
  • Passenger64 (15%)
  • Pedestrian60 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car450 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (10%)
  • Motorcycle59 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach19 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had the 162nd most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2012

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2012, with 76 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2012

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2012: 73, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11567385014
2ndB1075294204
3rdA1214253303
4thA1071162001
5thA14152410
6thA1189121800
7thA137121511
8thA1022101601
9thB10677801
10thB14583302
11thB10731101
12thB10761100

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2012

Ipswich had 316 collisions in 2012.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2012

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2012: 119.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years