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Ipswich road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2013, and 399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2012 (336), and casualties fell from 422.

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

Collisions in 2013
327
Down 3% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
399
Down 5% on 2012
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2013

None of the collisions in Ipswich in 2013 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4113%
  • Slight28687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight35789%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2013 is highlighted, with 327, down 3% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 327
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (16%)
  • Tuesday55 (17%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (18%)
  • Friday46 (14%)
  • Saturday33 (10%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.4%)
  • February25 (7.6%)
  • March24 (7.3%)
  • April23 (7%)
  • May22 (6.7%)
  • June25 (7.6%)
  • July24 (7.3%)
  • August26 (8%)
  • September39 (12%)
  • October29 (8.9%)
  • November43 (13%)
  • December26 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (66%)
  • Wet or damp100 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Snow6 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph285 (87%)
  • 40 mph23 (7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph16 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway243 (74%)
  • Roundabout36 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (49%)
  • Cyclist79 (20%)
  • Pedestrian54 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4%)
  • 16 to 2051 (13%)
  • 21 to 2555 (14%)
  • 26 to 3583 (21%)
  • 36 to 4567 (17%)
  • 46 to 5551 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.8%)
  • Over 7515 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (72%)
  • Passenger58 (15%)
  • Pedestrian54 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car441 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (13%)
  • Motorcycle54 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had the 166th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2013

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2013, with 51 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2013

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2013: 47, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156476005
2ndA1214425807
3rdA14162602
4thA137151901
5thA1071141602
6thB1067131304
7thB1075121300
8thA11899901
9thA10224401
10thB10733300
11thB10762200
12thB10772200
13thB14581100

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2013

Ipswich had 305 collisions in 2013.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2013

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2013: 116.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years