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IP29 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1980
1,135
2,147th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,690
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
22
23 people killed
Serious collisions
318
414 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for IP29

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal221.9%
  • Serious31828%
  • Slight79570%

What the data shows

  • IP29 had 106 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 52% fewer than the 219 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in IP29 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 128 children under 16 were killed or injured in IP29, 7.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in IP29.

Where IP29 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,147th
Most casualties
2,109th
Most fatal collisions
2,104th
Most serious collisions
1,959th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday161 (14%)
  • Tuesday175 (15%)
  • Wednesday164 (14%)
  • Thursday170 (15%)
  • Friday166 (15%)
  • Saturday147 (13%)
  • Sunday152 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight771 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting316 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,123 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph226 (20%)
  • 40 mph53 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph838 (74%)
  • 70 mph16 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds852 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (11%)
  • Fog or mist26 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other80 (7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,238 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist189 (11%)
  • Van occupant73 (4.3%)
  • Pedestrian52 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist51 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IP29 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IP29, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in IP29 peaked at 43 in 1982; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025913
2024811
202335
20221724
20211216
2020911
20191325
20181115
2017911
20161517
20151114
20142227
20131418
20122744
20111923
20102227
20091624
20082738
20073146
20063043
20054154
20043747
20032739
20023548
20012235
20002630
19994061
19982337
19972945
19962643
19952233
19942649
19933457
19922748
19912945
19903556
19892941
19883662
19872943
19862947
19852634
19843666
19833243
19824365
19814169
19803041

Map of recent crashes in IP29

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IP29

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IP29

The 24 most recent collisions in IP29 happened between 9 October 2022 and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IP29

The A143 has the most collisions in IP29, 438 of 1,135 (39%), followed by the B1066 (135).

Collisions in IP29 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14343869211119
2ndB1066135197238
3rdA13471102

Council areas covering IP29

Collisions in IP29 were recorded in 2 council areas. West Suffolk has 1,009 of 1,135 (89%).

Collisions in IP29 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Suffolk1,0091,49822281
2ndBabergh125190036