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A14 J53 at 10:47 on Monday 12 October: nothing reported at this junction — live National Highways updates every few minutes.
Straight from National Highways, re-checked every 3 minutes while this page is open.
Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Ipswich, Needham Market, Stowmarket, Woodbridge.
Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 855 collisions are on record, 7 of them fatal. That figure follows how built-up the area is, so it is shown for context and is not what the ranking uses.
Department for Transport STATS19 police collision records on the A14 itself, within 2 miles of J53. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.
📊 Full collision analysis for A14 J53 → 2 of 21 junctions on the A14 · see where it ranks nationallyA14 J53 is at Ipswich & Sproughton. National Highways signs it as Ipswich. The nearest town is Ipswich.
No — as of 10:47 National Highways list nothing at A14 J53. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.
No closure is listed at A14 J53 as of 10:47.
Police STATS19 records show 41 collisions on the A14 within 2 miles of J53, including 3 fatal and 4 serious. Counting every road in the area, 855 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 99 of 554 UK junctions we hold collision records for.
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