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IP3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,616 road traffic collisions in the IP3 postcode district, Ipswich, from 1980 to 2025, and 4,433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 42 were fatal and 652 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 47 collisions, down 4% on 2024 (49).

Collisions since 1980
3,616
1,027th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,433
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
42
45 people killed
Serious collisions
652
723 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
47
Down 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
57
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for IP3

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal421.2%
  • Serious65218%
  • Slight2,92281%

What the data shows

  • IP3 had 551 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 780 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in IP3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 692 children under 16 were killed or injured in IP3, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in IP3.

Where IP3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,027th
Most casualties
1,173rd
Most fatal collisions
1,433rd
Most serious collisions
1,064th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday527 (15%)
  • Tuesday561 (16%)
  • Wednesday605 (17%)
  • Thursday576 (16%)
  • Friday593 (16%)
  • Saturday450 (12%)
  • Sunday304 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,685 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit798 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit32 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,079 (85%)
  • Roundabout328 (9.1%)
  • Dual carriageway165 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph3,085 (85%)
  • 40 mph299 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph71 (2%)
  • 70 mph140 (3.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,818 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds459 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds48 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (1%)
  • Fog or mist29 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other159 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded38 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,961 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist829 (19%)
  • Cyclist813 (18%)
  • Pedestrian614 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant78 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant60 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IP3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IP3, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in IP3 peaked at 111 in 1985; 2025 had 47.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 47
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254757
20244957
20233947
20225467
20214658
20204046
20196780
20187294
20176676
20167187
20156173
20147585
201376100
201290122
20117196
201085103
20097498
200879103
200793115
20067698
200578103
200486107
200398127
200288111
200198119
200094110
19997995
199888113
1997102126
19966675
19957692
19947396
19936888
199283101
199185107
19908299
198985110
198890100
1987104120
19867898
1985111123
19848995
19839197
198281109
1981104119
1980108131

Map of recent crashes in IP3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IP3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IP3

The 24 most recent collisions in IP3 happened between 3 August and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IP3

The A1156 has the most collisions in IP3, 774 of 3,616 (21%), followed by the A1189 (286).

Collisions in IP3 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11567749147157
2ndA1189286355148
3rdB1059140163525
4thA14117201115
5thA457090325
6thB14586882114
7thB1075384705

Council areas covering IP3

Collisions in IP3 were recorded in 3 council areas. Ipswich has 3,474 of 3,616 (96%).

Collisions in IP3 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stIpswich3,4744,24241625
2ndEast Suffolk137182127
3rdBabergh3700

Town in IP3

Of the 3,616 collisions in IP3, 3,475 (96%) were in Ipswich.