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Ipswich road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 181 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2023, and 215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2022 (237), and casualties fell from 291.

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

Collisions in 2023
181
Down 24% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
215
Down 26% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2023

None of the collisions in Ipswich in 2023 were fatal and 22% were serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4022%
  • Slight14178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4019%
  • Slight17581%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2023 is highlighted, with 181, down 24% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 181
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday23 (13%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday28 (15%)
  • Friday36 (20%)
  • Saturday27 (15%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (10%)
  • February16 (8.8%)
  • March8 (4.4%)
  • April13 (7.2%)
  • May9 (5%)
  • June21 (12%)
  • July10 (5.5%)
  • August22 (12%)
  • September13 (7.2%)
  • October16 (8.8%)
  • November11 (6.1%)
  • December23 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (12%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (70%)
  • Wet or damp47 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph156 (86%)
  • 40 mph19 (10%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant105 (49%)
  • Cyclist44 (20%)
  • Pedestrian39 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (9.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2030 (14%)
  • 21 to 2519 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3533 (15%)
  • 36 to 4538 (18%)
  • 46 to 5524 (11%)
  • 56 to 6520 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.7%)
  • Over 759 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (70%)
  • Pedestrian39 (18%)
  • Passenger25 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car225 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (14%)
  • Motorcycle24 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 2023.

Collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 26 other areas
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2023

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2023, with 30 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2023

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2023: 29, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156293208
2ndA1214243103
3rdA1071101201
4thB10758904
5thA10226602
6thA11896602
7thA1374400
8thA143500
9thB10673501
10thB10733300
11thB10772201
12thB10761101

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2023

Ipswich had 175 collisions in 2023.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2023

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2023: 59.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2023, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years