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IP8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,424 road traffic collisions in the IP8 postcode district, Babergh, from 1980 to 2025, and 3,412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 51 were fatal and 457 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 37 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (35).

Collisions since 1980
2,424
1,556th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,412
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
51
56 people killed
Serious collisions
457
534 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
37
Up 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
45
Up 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for IP8

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal512.1%
  • Serious45719%
  • Slight1,91679%

What the data shows

  • IP8 had 367 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 571 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in IP8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 249 children under 16 were killed or injured in IP8, 7.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in IP8.

Where IP8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,556th
Most casualties
1,520th
Most fatal collisions
1,162nd
Most serious collisions
1,609th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday384 (16%)
  • Tuesday348 (14%)
  • Wednesday361 (15%)
  • Thursday341 (14%)
  • Friday428 (18%)
  • Saturday324 (13%)
  • Sunday238 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,800 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting365 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit216 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,300 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway802 (33%)
  • Roundabout272 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph495 (20%)
  • 40 mph148 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph54 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph848 (35%)
  • 70 mph877 (36%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,796 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds321 (13%)
  • Fog or mist60 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds39 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other151 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,501 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist432 (13%)
  • Van occupant115 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist100 (2.9%)
  • Pedestrian97 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)88 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IP8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IP8, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in IP8 peaked at 81 in 2004; 2025 had 37.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 37
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253745
20243541
20233039
20224057
20212526
20202531
20193770
20184974
20174158
20164870
20153952
20146391
20135887
20125385
20115381
20106385
20095584
20085271
200771110
20066497
20056986
200481107
20036788
200281103
20015877
200064100
19995371
19985677
19974150
19965675
19954466
19944457
19934356
19924464
19914362
19905161
19895978
198876106
19875682
19865379
198574100
19845178
19835495
19825878
19816283
19804879

Map of recent crashes in IP8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IP8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IP8

The 24 most recent collisions in IP8 happened between 20 April and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IP8

The A12 has the most collisions in IP8, 540 of 2,424 (22%), followed by the A1071 (456).

Collisions in IP8 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA125408281185
2ndA1071456639998
3rdA14247352427
4thA1214165218113
5thB1113155211738
6thB10677493221
7thA11005485220
8thA455070113

Council areas covering IP8

Collisions in IP8 were recorded in 3 council areas. Babergh has 1,945 of 2,424 (80%).

Collisions in IP8 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBabergh1,9452,75235339
2ndMid Suffolk40355215107
3rdIpswich75107111

Town in IP8

Of the 2,424 collisions in IP8, 187 (7.7%) were in Ipswich.