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IP16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 706 road traffic collisions in the IP16 postcode district, East Suffolk, from 1980 to 2025, and 898 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 159 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
706
2,322nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
898
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
15 people killed
Serious collisions
159
179 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for IP16

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious15923%
  • Slight53375%

What the data shows

  • IP16 had 73 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 123 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in IP16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 112 children under 16 were killed or injured in IP16, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in IP16.

Where IP16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,322nd
Most casualties
2,352nd
Most fatal collisions
2,302nd
Most serious collisions
2,333rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (13%)
  • Tuesday88 (12%)
  • Wednesday102 (14%)
  • Thursday100 (14%)
  • Friday120 (17%)
  • Saturday106 (15%)
  • Sunday97 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight526 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway695 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1%)
  • 30 mph404 (57%)
  • 40 mph26 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph264 (37%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds557 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other41 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant430 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist175 (19%)
  • Cyclist136 (15%)
  • Pedestrian119 (13%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IP16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IP16, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in IP16 peaked at 35 in 1990; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202569
20241013
2023810
202279
202167
202099
2019711
201845
20171013
201667
20151318
20141012
20131114
20121216
20111314
20101111
20091214
20081318
20071112
20061725
20051315
20041214
20031315
20021112
20011418
20001320
19992023
19981820
19971721
19962328
19952227
19942131
19932532
19921821
19913148
19903546
19892027
19882429
19872126
19861927
19851619
19842833
19831926
19821825
19812229
19801719

Map of recent crashes in IP16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IP16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IP16

The 24 most recent collisions in IP16 happened between 19 May 2023 and 16 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IP16

The B1122 has the most collisions in IP16, 278 of 706 (39%), followed by the B1119 (67).

Collisions in IP16 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1122278369664
2ndB11196793111
3rdB10695162011
4thB1353273334

Council area for IP16

IP16 is in East Suffolk, where police recorded 31,552 collisions from 1979 to 2025. IP16 accounts for 2.2% of them.

Towns in IP16

Collisions in IP16 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Leiston (380) and Aldeburgh (20).