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Kesgrave road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 518 road traffic collisions in Kesgrave, East Suffolk, from 1980 to 2025, and 639 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 95 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
518
1,137th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
639
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
95
98 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Kesgrave

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious9518%
  • Slight42281%

What the data shows

  • Kesgrave had 95 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 108 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Kesgrave were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 106 children under 16 were killed or injured in Kesgrave, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Kesgrave.

Where Kesgrave ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,137th
Most casualties
1,157th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,175th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (15%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday89 (17%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday84 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight408 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway503 (97%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph377 (73%)
  • 40 mph129 (25%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds439 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant323 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (21%)
  • Cyclist117 (18%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Kesgrave road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kesgrave, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Kesgrave peaked at 20 in 1985; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025912
2024810
2023810
2022712
202189
202056
2019910
20181517
20171215
20161416
2015710
20141111
2013710
201278
20111520
201079
20091216
20081114
20071314
20061820
20051315
20041720
2003910
20021517
2001712
20001215
19991218
19981420
19971114
19961519
1995711
199422
199368
19921417
19911112
19901011
19891217
19881212
19871112
19861519
19852023
19841724
19831518
19821314
19811011
19801519

Map of recent crashes in Kesgrave

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Kesgrave

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  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Kesgrave

The 24 most recent collisions in Kesgrave happened between 7 June 2023 and 2 December 2025.

Crashes by road in Kesgrave

The A1214 has the most collisions in Kesgrave, 193 of 518 (37%), followed by the A12 (56).

Collisions in Kesgrave on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1214193252029
2ndA125669113

Council areas covering Kesgrave

Collisions in Kesgrave were recorded in 2 council areas. East Suffolk has 511 of 518 (99%).

Collisions in Kesgrave by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Suffolk511632194
2ndIpswich7701

Postcode districts in Kesgrave

Collisions in Kesgrave were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by IP5 (478) and IP4 (40).