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IP1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,113 road traffic collisions in the IP1 postcode district, Ipswich, from 1980 to 2025, and 7,430 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 51 were fatal and 1,012 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 113 collisions, up 24% on 2024 (91).

Collisions since 1980
6,113
307th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,430
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
51
51 people killed
Serious collisions
1,012
1,110 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
113
Up 24% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
128
Up 33% on 2024

Road collision statistics for IP1

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal510.8%
  • Serious1,01217%
  • Slight5,05083%

What the data shows

  • IP1 had 977 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 17% fewer than the 1,175 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in IP1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 920 children under 16 were killed or injured in IP1, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in IP1.

Where IP1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
307th
Most casualties
408th
Most fatal collisions
1,162nd
Most serious collisions
379th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday827 (14%)
  • Tuesday911 (15%)
  • Wednesday929 (15%)
  • Thursday954 (16%)
  • Friday1,034 (17%)
  • Saturday887 (15%)
  • Sunday571 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,336 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,575 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown59 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit47 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,918 (80%)
  • Roundabout448 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway407 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road304 (5%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph26 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph5,526 (90%)
  • 40 mph218 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph135 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph206 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,744 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds764 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds63 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds52 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds36 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist33 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other352 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded64 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,272 (44%)
  • Pedestrian1,469 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist1,267 (17%)
  • Cyclist1,029 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant162 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant100 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)49 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IP1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IP1, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in IP1 peaked at 202 in 1984; 2025 had 113.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 113
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025113128
20249196
20236379
202299120
20217499
202086103
201988113
2018130161
2017120155
2016113133
2015102118
2014135184
2013119144
2012126162
2011130155
2010115139
2009115126
2008105125
2007111133
2006117152
2005127162
2004148188
2003133169
2002143183
2001147185
2000134149
1999155190
1998145165
1997124146
1996119149
1995130161
1994135161
1993114145
1992133175
1991139170
1990154188
1989169200
1988185233
1987150172
1986138170
1985171192
1984202248
1983188215
1982195227
1981194226
1980189236

Map of recent crashes in IP1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IP1

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IP1

The 24 most recent collisions in IP1 happened between 10 October and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IP1

The A1156 has the most collisions in IP1, 1,362 of 6,113 (22%), followed by the A1214 (513).

Collisions in IP1 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11561,3621,61511215
2ndA1214513676461
3rdB1067479559385
4thA137374495354
5thA1022249292224
6thA1071217269146
7thA14186257822
8thB1075181206028
9thA45177224755
10thA12115151329
11thB1076161802
12thB1059141700
13thB1077131502
14thB107371301

Council areas covering IP1

Collisions in IP1 were recorded in 3 council areas. Ipswich has 5,905 of 6,113 (97%).

Collisions in IP1 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stIpswich5,9057,14538976
2ndBabergh121153716
3rdMid Suffolk84126619

Town in IP1

Of the 6,113 collisions in IP1, 5,809 (95%) were in Ipswich.