Skip to main content
CrashStats

Ipswich road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 260 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2015, and 308 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2014 (320), and casualties fell from 411.

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

Collisions in 2015
260
Down 19% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
308
Down 25% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
6.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2015

0.4% of collisions in Ipswich in 2015 were fatal and 6.9% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious186.9%
  • Slight24193%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious185.8%
  • Slight28994%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2015 is highlighted, with 260, down 19% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 260
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (16%)
  • Tuesday34 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (17%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (10%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.2%)
  • February23 (8.8%)
  • March21 (8.1%)
  • April23 (8.8%)
  • May18 (6.9%)
  • June23 (8.8%)
  • July22 (8.5%)
  • August20 (7.7%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October17 (6.5%)
  • November21 (8.1%)
  • December22 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight177 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds204 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (71%)
  • Wet or damp71 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph232 (89%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph12 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (72%)
  • Roundabout32 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (48%)
  • Cyclist55 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (15%)
  • Pedestrian44 (14%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2048 (16%)
  • 21 to 2533 (11%)
  • 26 to 3555 (18%)
  • 36 to 4542 (14%)
  • 46 to 5538 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (10%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.2%)
  • Over 758 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (68%)
  • Passenger54 (18%)
  • Pedestrian44 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car327 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (12%)
  • Motorcycle47 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 2015.

Collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2015

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2015, with 46 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2015

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2015: 56, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156566405
2ndA1214262902
3rdA137182301
4thA1189151803
5thA1071121901
6thA14122011
7thB1067121300
8thB107581000
9thB14583400
10thA10221100
11thB10731100
12thB10761100
13thB10771101

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2015

Ipswich had 242 collisions in 2015.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2015

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2015: 96.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2015, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2015.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years