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Ipswich road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 197 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2020, and 236 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2019 (256), and casualties fell from 317.

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

Collisions in 2020
197
Down 23% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
236
Down 26% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2020

None of the collisions in Ipswich in 2020 were fatal and 18% were serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3518%
  • Slight16282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3615%
  • Slight20085%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2020 is highlighted, with 197, down 23% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 197
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (20%)
  • Tuesday29 (15%)
  • Wednesday34 (17%)
  • Thursday18 (9.1%)
  • Friday28 (14%)
  • Saturday25 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (9.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (10%)
  • February20 (10%)
  • March11 (5.6%)
  • April5 (2.5%)
  • May10 (5.1%)
  • June20 (10%)
  • July13 (6.6%)
  • August14 (7.1%)
  • September26 (13%)
  • October18 (9.1%)
  • November26 (13%)
  • December14 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (65%)
  • Wet or damp64 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2%)
  • 30 mph173 (88%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (10%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant124 (53%)
  • Cyclist52 (22%)
  • Pedestrian33 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2027 (11%)
  • 21 to 2526 (11%)
  • 26 to 3559 (25%)
  • 36 to 4534 (14%)
  • 46 to 5528 (12%)
  • 56 to 6521 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.1%)
  • Over 756 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider173 (73%)
  • Pedestrian33 (14%)
  • Passenger30 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car280 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (14%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had the 169th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
181st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2020

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2020, with 35 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2020

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2020: 29, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156293506
2ndA1214172003
3rdB1067121401
4thA102291002
5thA1379900
6thB10758800
7thA1471101
8thA10716800
9thA11894500
10thB10774602

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2020

Ipswich had 188 collisions in 2020.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2020

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2020: 84.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2020, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2020.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years