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Breckland road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 16,965 road traffic collisions in Breckland from 1979 to 2025, and 24,679 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 569 were fatal and 4,485 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 297 collisions, up 13% on 2024 (263), and casualties rose from 365 to 402.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
16,965
142nd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
24,679
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
569
3.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
297
Up 13% on 2024

Crash severity in Breckland

3.4% of collisions in Breckland from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5693.4%
  • Serious4,48526%
  • Slight11,91170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal6272.5%
  • Serious5,85824%
  • Slight18,19474%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. In 2025 there were 297, up 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025297402
2024263365
2023196261
2022220287
2021235324
2020204284
2019245356
2018260368
2017299428
2016249336
2015278386
2014274354
2013227307
2012260394
2011258361
2010294448
2009285416
2008317426
2007336457
2006348514
2005405581
2004406591
2003379517
2002397575
2001416621
2000381575
1999393582
1998428642
1997434616
1996365587
1995410618
1994456704
1993456710
1992472748
1991484689
1990539816
1989537849
1988541808
1987490699
1986471654
1985416697
1984410593
1983384547
1982405590
1981373530
1980408557
1979364509

When and where crashes happen in Breckland

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,340 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,355 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,366 (14%)
  • Thursday2,396 (14%)
  • Friday2,872 (17%)
  • Saturday2,480 (15%)
  • Sunday2,156 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59603 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59314 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,405 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,758 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,010 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,363 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,411 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,448 (8.5%)
  • February1,168 (6.9%)
  • March1,296 (7.6%)
  • April1,213 (7.2%)
  • May1,403 (8.3%)
  • June1,387 (8.2%)
  • July1,515 (8.9%)
  • August1,410 (8.3%)
  • September1,420 (8.4%)
  • October1,565 (9.2%)
  • November1,600 (9.4%)
  • December1,540 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,434 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,862 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,386 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown187 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit96 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12,868 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,151 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds370 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist368 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds210 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds134 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds41 (0.2%)
  • Other696 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded127 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,058 (59%)
  • Wet or damp5,943 (35%)
  • Frost or ice753 (4.4%)
  • Snow145 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep41 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph109 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph4,851 (29%)
  • 40 mph1,233 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph259 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph9,330 (55%)
  • 70 mph1,183 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway15,362 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway872 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout409 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road269 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded53 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Breckland

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant16,404 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist2,954 (12%)
  • Pedestrian1,695 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist1,320 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant883 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)570 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant309 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant243 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant195 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (0.2%)
  • Other58 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5458 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10727 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 151,164 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 204,762 (19%)
  • 21 to 253,206 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,248 (17%)
  • 36 to 453,178 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,468 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,942 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 751,332 (5.4%)
  • Over 75887 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded307 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider15,977 (65%)
  • Passenger7,007 (28%)
  • Pedestrian1,695 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car21,470 (71%)
  • Motorcycle2,943 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,927 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,582 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle1,349 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle465 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach237 (0.8%)
  • Minibus180 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle108 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car83 (0.3%)
  • Other77 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Breckland

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Breckland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Breckland ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had the 142nd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
142nd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
158th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
207thTunbridge Wells17,12822,8763113,575
208thEastleigh17,07121,9901593,170
208thPembrokeshire17,07125,2523444,947
210thBreckland (this area)16,96524,6795694,485
211thVale of White Horse16,96023,1634383,688
212thSouth Norfolk16,90424,2434574,463
213thDover16,82322,5093153,270

Accident hotspots in Breckland

Thetford Castle, Breckland, IP24 2HT area is the busiest accident hotspot in Breckland, with 329 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes

The A47 had the most collisions in Breckland from 1979 to 2025: 1,852, including 119 fatal and 526 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA471,8523,264119526
2ndA111,8092,89974511
3rdA10751,2661,83344340
4thA10659871,54854260
5thB10777921,07620184
6thA1347091,04339192
7thB110862987522194
8thA106653180025136
9thB111048064112113
10thB1135350480579
11thA10673345451895
12thB1146226345960
13thB1111214275456
14thB1145206302857
15thB1147177244447
16thB1107170287949
17thB1113147221250
18thA112294160333
19thB110685126139
20thA108870114527

Towns in Breckland

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland from 1979 to 2025: 1,614.

Postcode districts in Breckland

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland from 1979 to 2025: 3,004.

Latest crashes in Breckland

Of the latest 24 crashes in Breckland, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity