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Ipswich road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 242 road traffic collisions in Ipswich in 2025, and 280 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2024 (248), and casualties fell from 282.

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

Collisions in 2025
242
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
280
Down 1% on 2024
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Ipswich in 2025

None of the collisions in Ipswich in 2025 were fatal and 23% were serious, against 0.9% and 18% in Ipswich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5523%
  • Slight18777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5921%
  • Slight22179%

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 548 in 1980. 2025 is highlighted, with 242, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 242
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (11%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (20%)
  • Thursday41 (17%)
  • Friday45 (19%)
  • Saturday28 (12%)
  • Sunday17 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.9%)
  • February17 (7%)
  • March16 (6.6%)
  • April15 (6.2%)
  • May33 (14%)
  • June20 (8.3%)
  • July20 (8.3%)
  • August14 (5.8%)
  • September18 (7.4%)
  • October19 (7.9%)
  • November24 (9.9%)
  • December27 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (12%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (75%)
  • Wet or damp53 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (4.5%)
  • 30 mph211 (87%)
  • 40 mph12 (5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway192 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout16 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ipswich in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant112 (40%)
  • Pedestrian62 (22%)
  • Cyclist54 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (14%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2051 (18%)
  • 21 to 2522 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3544 (16%)
  • 36 to 4538 (14%)
  • 46 to 5532 (11%)
  • 56 to 6524 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.8%)
  • Over 7513 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (64%)
  • Pedestrian62 (22%)
  • Passenger39 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car302 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (13%)
  • Motorcycle43 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ipswich in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ipswich had the 153rd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
171st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ipswich in 2025

Alexandra, Ipswich, IP4 1DX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ipswich in 2025, with 44 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in Ipswich with the most crashes in 2025

The A1156 had the most collisions in Ipswich in 2025: 45, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ipswich, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11564552013
2ndA1214222401
3rdA137111402
4thB1075101003
5thA102291202
6thA1491400
7thA107181102
8thB10677702
9thA11895500
10thB10733301
11thB14583301
12thB10762201

Towns in Ipswich: crashes in 2025

Ipswich had 231 collisions in 2025.

Postcode districts in Ipswich: crashes in 2025

IP1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ipswich in 2025: 109.

Latest crashes in Ipswich in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Ipswich in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Ipswich road accidents in other years