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Ipswich road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 16,495 road traffic collisions in Ipswich from 1980 to 2025, and 19,900 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 148 were fatal and 2,840 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 241 collisions, down 5% on 2024 (253).

Collisions since 1980
16,495
76th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
19,900
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
148
152 people killed
Serious collisions
2,840
3,106 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
241
Down 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
277
Down 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Ipswich

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal1480.9%
  • Serious2,84017%
  • Slight13,50782%

What the data shows

  • Ipswich had 2,564 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 3,144 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Ipswich were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,703 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ipswich, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Ipswich.

Where Ipswich ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
76th
Most casualties
80th
Most fatal collisions
82nd
Most serious collisions
75th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,346 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,467 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,538 (15%)
  • Thursday2,549 (15%)
  • Friday2,811 (17%)
  • Saturday2,254 (14%)
  • Sunday1,530 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,876 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,197 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown150 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit143 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting128 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,624 (83%)
  • Roundabout1,278 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road936 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway567 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded90 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph84 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph14,741 (89%)
  • 40 mph1,333 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph221 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph109 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12,819 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,078 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds167 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds154 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist102 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds83 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (under 0.1%)
  • Other907 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded179 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant8,490 (43%)
  • Pedestrian3,696 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist3,628 (18%)
  • Cyclist3,116 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant388 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant261 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant137 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)58 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant49 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant47 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ipswich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ipswich, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Ipswich peaked at 557 in 1980; 2025 had 241.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 241
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025241277
2024253287
2023183216
2022241308
2021208261
2020197234
2019248302
2018353427
2017320398
2016320385
2015252294
2014325409
2013319387
2012330407
2011334416
2010299347
2009314371
2008323402
2007322404
2006326410
2005353440
2004380462
2003393484
2002369458
2001377467
2000389453
1999392469
1998381450
1997399469
1996324402
1995344411
1994335416
1993339423
1992358446
1991384479
1990426498
1989440519
1988442545
1987461530
1986411492
1985516584
1984529614
1983505579
1982480598
1981503593
1980557677

Map of recent crashes in Ipswich

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ipswich

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ipswich

The 24 most recent collisions in Ipswich happened between 2 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ipswich

The A1156 has the most collisions in Ipswich, 2,805 of 16,495 (17%), followed by the A1214 (1,303).

Collisions in Ipswich on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11562,8053,35227484
2ndA12141,3031,6558172
3rdA10717899584148
4thA13772191713123
5thB10756527682119
6thB1067499583493
7thA1022445523448
8thA1189422523270
9thA12310395885
10thB1059310355551
11thA45220271973
12thB1073124151022
13thB1077105136120
14thB10767579011
15thB14586882114
16thA14405314
17thB1456182605

Council areas covering Ipswich

Collisions in Ipswich were recorded in 4 council areas. Ipswich has 15,900 of 16,495 (96%).

Collisions in Ipswich by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stIpswich15,90019,1051322,714
2ndEast Suffolk297393964
3rdBabergh251337550
4thMid Suffolk4563212

Postcode districts in Ipswich

Collisions in Ipswich were recorded in 7 postcode districts, led by IP1 (5,809) and IP4 (4,357).