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Ipswich road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2017, and 398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2016 (330), and casualties fell from 404.

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

Collisions in 2017
321
Down 3% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
398
Down 1% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2017

0.3% of collisions in Ipswich in 2017 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3712%
  • Slight28388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious389.5%
  • Slight35990%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2017 is highlighted, with 321, down 3% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 321
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday50 (16%)
  • Wednesday53 (17%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.3%)
  • February20 (6.2%)
  • March19 (5.9%)
  • April25 (7.8%)
  • May24 (7.5%)
  • June26 (8.1%)
  • July37 (12%)
  • August26 (8.1%)
  • September31 (9.7%)
  • October26 (8.1%)
  • November28 (8.7%)
  • December29 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded23 (7.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (75%)
  • Wet or damp76 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph276 (86%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph12 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded24 (7.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (53%)
  • Cyclist73 (18%)
  • Pedestrian61 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2050 (13%)
  • 21 to 2550 (13%)
  • 26 to 3567 (17%)
  • 36 to 4567 (17%)
  • 46 to 5558 (15%)
  • 56 to 6536 (9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.5%)
  • Over 758 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (68%)
  • Passenger65 (16%)
  • Pedestrian61 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car420 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (12%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had the 139th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2017

Westgate, Ipswich, IP1 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2017, with 46 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2017

The A1214 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2017: 29, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1214294304
2ndA1156263302
3rdA14101512
4thB1067101000
5thA13781002
6thB10758801
7thA11896800
8thA10714401
9thA122200
10thB10761100
11thB10771100
12thB11191100

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2017

Ipswich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 302.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2017

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2017: 116.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years