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Ipswich road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2016, and 404 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 27% on 2015 (260), and casualties rose from 308.

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

Collisions in 2016
330
Up 27% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
404
Up 31% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2016

0.3% of collisions in Ipswich in 2016 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight28787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious4311%
  • Slight36089%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2016 is highlighted, with 330, up 27% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 330
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (16%)
  • Wednesday53 (16%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday69 (21%)
  • Saturday33 (10%)
  • Sunday27 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.7%)
  • February20 (6.1%)
  • March12 (3.6%)
  • April19 (5.8%)
  • May23 (7%)
  • June28 (8.5%)
  • July42 (13%)
  • August29 (8.8%)
  • September34 (10%)
  • October32 (9.7%)
  • November31 (9.4%)
  • December38 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3%)
  • Not recorded17 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (75%)
  • Wet or damp78 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph284 (86%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph18 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (7%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (6.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (53%)
  • Cyclist63 (16%)
  • Pedestrian63 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4%)
  • 16 to 2060 (15%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3599 (25%)
  • 36 to 4555 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (13%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.7%)
  • Over 7516 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (69%)
  • Passenger63 (16%)
  • Pedestrian63 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car443 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (10%)
  • Motorcycle62 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had the 154th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2016

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2016, with 51 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2016

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2016: 26, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156263306
2ndA1214192200
3rdA1189141702
4thA14112102
5thA127901
6thB10677903
7thA1375500
8thA10714600
9thB10753301
10thA10222300
11thA11851100
12thA451100
13thB10761100
14thB11131100
15thB11561100
16thB14561100

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2016

Ipswich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 303.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2016

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2016: 111.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years