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IP12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,648 road traffic collisions in the IP12 postcode district, East Suffolk, from 1980 to 2025, and 3,591 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 37 were fatal and 615 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 27 collisions, down 25% on 2024 (36).

Collisions since 1980
2,648
1,458th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,591
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
37
40 people killed
Serious collisions
615
743 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
27
Down 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
28
Down 40% on 2024

Road collision statistics for IP12

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal371.4%
  • Serious61523%
  • Slight1,99675%

What the data shows

  • IP12 had 310 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 495 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in IP12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 330 children under 16 were killed or injured in IP12, 9.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in IP12.

Where IP12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,458th
Most casualties
1,451st
Most fatal collisions
1,608th
Most serious collisions
1,163rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday337 (13%)
  • Tuesday379 (14%)
  • Wednesday370 (14%)
  • Thursday447 (17%)
  • Friday401 (15%)
  • Saturday398 (15%)
  • Sunday316 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,024 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting336 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit262 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,198 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway191 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout186 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road63 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph948 (36%)
  • 40 mph332 (13%)
  • 50 mph91 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph1,111 (42%)
  • 70 mph154 (5.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,973 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds309 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds41 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist26 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other218 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,237 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist596 (17%)
  • Cyclist299 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian275 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant88 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IP12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IP12, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in IP12 peaked at 127 in 1984; 2025 had 27.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 27
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252728
20243647
20232435
20223040
20211926
20202934
20193860
20183344
20173747
20163749
20154352
20144756
20134051
20124557
20115573
20105062
20096297
20085567
20074964
20064969
20055679
200477111
20036073
20024257
20015477
20006790
19995564
19986177
19974461
19964668
19954664
19945782
19934560
199272108
19915981
199079110
198999122
198885124
198789128
198689120
198592137
1984127175
198387116
1982103156
19817589
198077104

Map of recent crashes in IP12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IP12

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IP12

The 24 most recent collisions in IP12 happened between 5 February and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IP12

The A12 has the most collisions in IP12, 483 of 2,648 (18%), followed by the A1152 (423).

Collisions in IP12 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124836625107
2ndA1152423623891
3rdB1438350438278
4thB1084162236350
5thB1083134199346
6thB1079117133119
7thB1069110169225
8thB1078212706

Council area for IP12

IP12 is in East Suffolk, where police recorded 31,552 collisions from 1979 to 2025. IP12 accounts for 8.4% of them.

Towns in IP12

Collisions in IP12 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Woodbridge (680) and Melton, East Suffolk (137).