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IP10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,355 road traffic collisions in the IP10 postcode district, East Suffolk, from 1980 to 2025, and 1,965 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 279 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, up 20% on 2024 (20).

Collisions since 1980
1,355
2,023rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,965
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
38
41 people killed
Serious collisions
279
347 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
Up 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
33
Up 43% on 2024

Road collision statistics for IP10

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal382.8%
  • Serious27921%
  • Slight1,03877%

What the data shows

  • IP10 had 235 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 338 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in IP10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 114 children under 16 were killed or injured in IP10, 5.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in IP10.

Where IP10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,023rd
Most casualties
2,010th
Most fatal collisions
1,575th
Most serious collisions
2,062nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday204 (15%)
  • Tuesday213 (16%)
  • Wednesday200 (15%)
  • Thursday194 (14%)
  • Friday217 (16%)
  • Saturday167 (12%)
  • Sunday160 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight977 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting308 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway620 (46%)
  • Dual carriageway539 (40%)
  • Roundabout158 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph105 (7.7%)
  • 40 mph36 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph586 (43%)
  • 70 mph620 (46%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,036 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds159 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist24 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other74 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,481 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist231 (12%)
  • Van occupant71 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist53 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)49 (2.5%)
  • Pedestrian41 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IP10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IP10, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in IP10 peaked at 43 in 2005; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252433
20242023
20231116
20221721
20211627
20202741
20191929
20182432
20173952
20163854
20153347
20143451
20133145
20122232
20114162
20102127
20093548
20084255
20073756
20064272
20054369
20043854
20033145
20023848
20013660
20002638
19992630
19983748
19972432
19962230
19952640
19942030
19932744
19922440
19912336
19902735
19892645
19883759
19872330
19863755
19853652
19842940
19834369
19823852
19812839
19801722

Map of recent crashes in IP10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IP10

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IP10

The 24 most recent collisions in IP10 happened between 8 January and 1 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IP10

The A14 has the most collisions in IP10, 314 of 1,355 (23%), followed by the A12 (254).

Collisions in IP10 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143144641239
2ndA12254343346
3rdA1156149220725
4thA45143246954
5thA1093293405
6thA1189253604

Council areas covering IP10

Collisions in IP10 were recorded in 2 council areas. East Suffolk has 1,231 of 1,355 (91%).

Collisions in IP10 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Suffolk1,2311,78335262
2ndIpswich123180317

Town in IP10

Of the 1,355 collisions in IP10, 86 (6.3%) were in Ipswich.