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Ipswich road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 237 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2022, and 291 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2021 (202), and casualties rose from 257.

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

Collisions in 2022
237
Up 17% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
291
Up 13% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2022

0.4% of collisions in Ipswich in 2022 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3816%
  • Slight19884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4214%
  • Slight24885%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2022 is highlighted, with 237, up 17% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 237
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (18%)
  • Wednesday44 (19%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday17 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8%)
  • February20 (8.4%)
  • March35 (15%)
  • April15 (6.3%)
  • May24 (10%)
  • June22 (9.3%)
  • July18 (7.6%)
  • August16 (6.8%)
  • September22 (9.3%)
  • October11 (4.6%)
  • November19 (8%)
  • December16 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (77%)
  • Wet or damp48 (20%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph212 (89%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway201 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant126 (43%)
  • Cyclist60 (21%)
  • Pedestrian53 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (13%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2034 (12%)
  • 21 to 2520 (6.9%)
  • 26 to 3555 (19%)
  • 36 to 4544 (15%)
  • 46 to 5534 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (12%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.8%)
  • Over 7512 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (67%)
  • Pedestrian53 (18%)
  • Passenger42 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car292 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (14%)
  • Motorcycle40 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had the 155th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2022

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2022, with 38 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2022

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2022: 39, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156394708
2ndA1214212404
3rdB1067141705
4thA137101411
5thB107581001
6thA10717801
7thA11897700
8thA10225700
9thA144401
10thB10733300
11thB10773500
12thB14583302
13thB10761100

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2022

Ipswich had 230 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2022

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2022: 96.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2022.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years