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Ipswich road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2021, and 257 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2020 (197), and casualties rose from 236.

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

Collisions in 2021
202
Up 3% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
257
Up 9% on 2020
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2021

None of the collisions in Ipswich in 2021 were fatal and 16% were serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3216%
  • Slight17084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3413%
  • Slight22387%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2021 is highlighted, with 202, up 3% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 202
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (10%)
  • Tuesday31 (15%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday28 (14%)
  • Friday31 (15%)
  • Saturday22 (11%)
  • Sunday36 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.4%)
  • February10 (5%)
  • March14 (6.9%)
  • April10 (5%)
  • May16 (7.9%)
  • June12 (5.9%)
  • July23 (11%)
  • August25 (12%)
  • September19 (9.4%)
  • October26 (13%)
  • November20 (9.9%)
  • December16 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds168 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (9.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (72%)
  • Wet or damp44 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)
  • Snow2 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2%)
  • 30 mph176 (87%)
  • 40 mph20 (9.9%)
  • 60 mph2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (90%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant150 (58%)
  • Pedestrian37 (14%)
  • Cyclist32 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (11%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (7%)
  • 16 to 2028 (11%)
  • 21 to 2535 (14%)
  • 26 to 3545 (18%)
  • 36 to 4535 (14%)
  • 46 to 5521 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6531 (12%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.3%)
  • Over 7512 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (68%)
  • Passenger46 (18%)
  • Pedestrian37 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car283 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 2021.

Collisions
177th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 25 other areas
Serious collisions
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2021

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2021, with 34 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2021

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2021: 35, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156354504
2ndA1214182906
3rdA1071151800
4thA1022101303
5thA13781002
6thA118961000
7thB10756802
8thB10674500
9thA141100
10thB10731200
11thB14581100

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2021

Ipswich had 196 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2021

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2021: 68.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2021, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years