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IP18 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in the IP18 postcode district, East Suffolk, from 1980 to 2025, and 505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 106 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
390
2,472nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
505
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
12 people killed
Serious collisions
106
120 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for IP18

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal123.1%
  • Serious10627%
  • Slight27270%

What the data shows

  • IP18 had 39 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 84 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in IP18 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 58 children under 16 were killed or injured in IP18, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in IP18.

Where IP18 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,472nd
Most casualties
2,489th
Most fatal collisions
2,369th
Most serious collisions
2,445th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph246 (63%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph142 (36%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant265 (52%)
  • Pedestrian86 (17%)
  • Cyclist74 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (12%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IP18 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IP18, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in IP18 peaked at 17 in 1990; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202567
202444
202335
202257
202133
202056
201911
201812
201768
201658
20151215
201446
201388
20121013
2011710
20101112
2009914
200878
200799
2006710
20051215
2004911
20031114
20021013
20011011
2000918
19991011
1998710
1997811
199668
199566
19941217
1993912
1992915
19911014
19901718
198999
19881417
19871216
1986812
19851624
19841014
1983913
19821316
19811113
19801011

Map of recent crashes in IP18

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IP18

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IP18

The 24 most recent collisions in IP18 happened between 21 September 2020 and 25 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IP18

The A1095 has the most collisions in IP18, 162 of 390 (42%), followed by the B1127 (68).

Collisions in IP18 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1095162209843
2ndB11276892019
3rdB1126324538

Council area for IP18

IP18 is in East Suffolk, where police recorded 31,552 collisions from 1979 to 2025. IP18 accounts for 1.2% of them.

Town in IP18

Of the 390 collisions in IP18, 135 (35%) were in Southwold.