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Ipswich road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2024, and 282 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 37% on 2023 (181), and casualties rose from 215.

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

Collisions in 2024
248
Up 37% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
282
Up 31% on 2023
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2024

None of the collisions in Ipswich in 2024 were fatal and 19% were serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4719%
  • Slight20181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5118%
  • Slight23182%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2024 is highlighted, with 248, up 37% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 248
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (19%)
  • Friday48 (19%)
  • Saturday26 (10%)
  • Sunday26 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.1%)
  • February23 (9.3%)
  • March23 (9.3%)
  • April17 (6.9%)
  • May14 (5.6%)
  • June20 (8.1%)
  • July20 (8.1%)
  • August25 (10%)
  • September16 (6.5%)
  • October34 (14%)
  • November19 (7.7%)
  • December17 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (74%)
  • Wet or damp58 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph221 (89%)
  • 40 mph16 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (83%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant113 (40%)
  • Cyclist59 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (19%)
  • Pedestrian45 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (6%)
  • 16 to 2048 (17%)
  • 21 to 2525 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3555 (20%)
  • 36 to 4542 (15%)
  • 46 to 5538 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.8%)
  • Over 758 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider198 (70%)
  • Pedestrian45 (16%)
  • Passenger39 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car297 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (13%)
  • Motorcycle56 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had the 146th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2024

Westgate, Ipswich, IP1 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2024, with 42 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2024

The A1156 and A1214 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2024, with 28 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1156283002
2ndA1214283004
3rdB1075182104
4thA1022111703
5thA1071111404
6thB1067111100
7thA118971101
8thA1375702
9thA144500
10thB10732200
11thB14581101

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2024

Ipswich had 244 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2024

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2024: 86.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2024, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years