Skip to main content
CrashStats

Ipswich road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 347 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2018, and 422 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2017 (321), and casualties rose from 398.

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

Collisions in 2018
347
Up 8% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
422
Up 6% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2018

None of the collisions in Ipswich in 2018 were fatal and 17% were serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5917%
  • Slight28883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6114%
  • Slight36186%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2018 is highlighted, with 347, up 8% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 347
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (18%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (17%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.1%)
  • February35 (10%)
  • March26 (7.5%)
  • April22 (6.3%)
  • May35 (10%)
  • June26 (7.5%)
  • July34 (9.8%)
  • August19 (5.5%)
  • September27 (7.8%)
  • October28 (8.1%)
  • November31 (8.9%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (72%)
  • Wet or damp95 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph302 (87%)
  • 40 mph28 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (50%)
  • Cyclist79 (19%)
  • Pedestrian75 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2060 (14%)
  • 21 to 2539 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3583 (20%)
  • 36 to 4565 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.1%)
  • Over 7517 (4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (66%)
  • Pedestrian75 (18%)
  • Passenger68 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (12%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had the 116th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2018

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2018, with 56 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2018

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2018: 38, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11563846010
2ndA1214293309
3rdB1075101103
4thA118991303
5thA10717702
6thA1376700
7thB10674500
8thA143400
9thB10732201
10thA10221400
11thA10751101
12thB10761101
13thB10771100
14thB11891200
15thB14581100

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2018

Ipswich had 341 collisions in 2018.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2018

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2018: 128.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years