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Breckland road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 364 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 1979, and 509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,965 collisions in Breckland.

Collisions in 1979
364
Casualties in 1979
509
Fatal collisions
17
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 1979

4.7% of collisions in Breckland in 1979 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174.7%
  • Serious14740%
  • Slight20055%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.3%
  • Serious17835%
  • Slight31462%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 1979 is highlighted, with 364.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (16%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (17%)
  • Thursday42 (12%)
  • Friday50 (14%)
  • Saturday58 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.7%)
  • February24 (6.6%)
  • March28 (7.7%)
  • April31 (8.5%)
  • May33 (9.1%)
  • June20 (5.5%)
  • July35 (9.6%)
  • August25 (6.9%)
  • September27 (7.4%)
  • October43 (12%)
  • November32 (8.8%)
  • December38 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist12 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (3.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other25 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (55%)
  • Wet or damp118 (32%)
  • Frost or ice36 (9.9%)
  • Snow11 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph114 (31%)
  • 40 mph29 (8%)
  • 70 mph221 (61%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (21%)
  • Pedestrian53 (10%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant31 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20140 (28%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 3571 (14%)
  • 36 to 4555 (11%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.3%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider306 (60%)
  • Passenger150 (29%)
  • Pedestrian53 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car325 (53%)
  • Motorcycle107 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.9%)
  • Other vehicle21 (3.4%)
  • Minibus7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Breckland ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 1979.

Collisions
277th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 1979

The A11 had the most collisions in Breckland in 1979: 53, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA115375119
2ndA473665217
3rdB1077243719
4thA1065222808
5thA1075222227
6thB1110141917
7thA1067121707
8thB1108121313
9thB1135111613
10thA134101304
11thB114581613
12thA106671302
13thB11066803
14thB11116703
15thA10884802
16thB11074902
17thB11133312
18thB11462501
19thA11221100

Latest crashes in Breckland in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 1979, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years