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Ipswich road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 320 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2014, and 411 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2013 (327), and casualties rose from 399.

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

Collisions in 2014
320
Down 2% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
411
Up 3% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2014

0.9% of collisions in Ipswich in 2014 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4013%
  • Slight27787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4110%
  • Slight36789%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2014 is highlighted, with 320, down 2% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (16%)
  • Tuesday36 (11%)
  • Wednesday53 (17%)
  • Thursday55 (17%)
  • Friday62 (19%)
  • Saturday35 (11%)
  • Sunday28 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (13%)
  • February21 (6.6%)
  • March30 (9.4%)
  • April23 (7.2%)
  • May23 (7.2%)
  • June26 (8.1%)
  • July28 (8.8%)
  • August20 (6.3%)
  • September25 (7.8%)
  • October26 (8.1%)
  • November24 (7.5%)
  • December33 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (69%)
  • Wet or damp96 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph289 (90%)
  • 40 mph23 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (78%)
  • Roundabout29 (9.1%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (48%)
  • Cyclist77 (19%)
  • Pedestrian63 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (14%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2061 (15%)
  • 21 to 2557 (14%)
  • 26 to 35105 (26%)
  • 36 to 4555 (13%)
  • 46 to 5543 (10%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.9%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (69%)
  • Passenger64 (16%)
  • Pedestrian63 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car409 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (13%)
  • Motorcycle64 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had the 176th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2014

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2014, with 50 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2014

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2014: 61, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156617309
2ndA1214436702
3rdA137172211
4thB1075111103
5thA1071101202
6thA1189101601
7thA1491500
8thB10678912
9thA10226800
10thB10592200
11thB10731100
12thB10761100
13thB10781100
14thB14581100

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2014

Ipswich had 305 collisions in 2014.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2014

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2014: 131.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years