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IP7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,645 road traffic collisions in the IP7 postcode district, Babergh, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,204 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 390 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 32 collisions, up from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,645
1,918th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,204
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
31 people killed
Serious collisions
390
455 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
32
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Up 105% on 2024

Road collision statistics for IP7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal311.9%
  • Serious39024%
  • Slight1,22474%

What the data shows

  • IP7 had 262 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 319 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in IP7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 192 children under 16 were killed or injured in IP7, 8.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in IP7.

Where IP7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,918th
Most casualties
1,931st
Most fatal collisions
1,815th
Most serious collisions
1,782nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday228 (14%)
  • Tuesday243 (15%)
  • Wednesday250 (15%)
  • Thursday246 (15%)
  • Friday260 (16%)
  • Saturday232 (14%)
  • Sunday186 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,209 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting290 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,590 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph576 (35%)
  • 40 mph45 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph988 (60%)
  • 70 mph26 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,200 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds226 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist26 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other119 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,399 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist343 (16%)
  • Pedestrian162 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist151 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant76 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider4 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IP7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IP7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in IP7 peaked at 57 in 1980; 2025 had 32.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253241
20241820
20231831
20223040
20211927
20202638
20193243
20182738
20173141
20162938
20153041
20143446
20132838
20124052
20113442
20103236
20093449
20082229
20072946
20063645
20053856
20043247
20033547
20023344
20014153
20003856
19993856
19983542
19974255
19962631
19953237
19943344
19934459
19923441
19913349
19904254
19893348
19885274
19874662
19865371
19855676
19844865
19835467
19824660
19814248
19805780
197911

Map of recent crashes in IP7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IP7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IP7

The 24 most recent collisions in IP7 happened between 21 June and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IP7

The A1071 has the most collisions in IP7, 297 of 1,645 (18%), followed by the B1070 (275).

Collisions in IP7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10712974481274
2ndB1070275336259
3rdB1115228329760
4thA1141150200136
5thB107885116325
6thA11247711

Council areas covering IP7

Collisions in IP7 were recorded in 3 council areas. Babergh has 1,558 of 1,645 (95%).

Collisions in IP7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBabergh1,5582,08226369
2ndMid Suffolk6597218
3rdColchester181923

Town in IP7

Of the 1,645 collisions in IP7, 399 (24%) were in Hadleigh.