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Breckland road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 1980, and 557 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1979 (364), and casualties rose from 509.

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

Collisions in 1980
408
Up 12% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
557
Up 9% on 1979
Fatal collisions
11
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 1980

2.7% of collisions in Breckland in 1980 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.7%
  • Serious16240%
  • Slight23558%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious19435%
  • Slight35163%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 1980 is highlighted, with 408, up 12% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday46 (11%)
  • Wednesday55 (13%)
  • Thursday44 (11%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday71 (17%)
  • Sunday64 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.1%)
  • February27 (6.6%)
  • March25 (6.1%)
  • April33 (8.1%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June47 (12%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August31 (7.6%)
  • September35 (8.6%)
  • October31 (7.6%)
  • November39 (9.6%)
  • December29 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight317 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (58%)
  • Wet or damp140 (34%)
  • Frost or ice28 (6.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (34%)
  • 40 mph41 (10%)
  • 60 mph167 (41%)
  • 70 mph60 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout4 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (27%)
  • Pedestrian48 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20156 (28%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 3579 (14%)
  • 36 to 4556 (10%)
  • 46 to 5551 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (6.1%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (64%)
  • Passenger153 (27%)
  • Pedestrian48 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car398 (56%)
  • Motorcycle150 (21%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle22 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Breckland ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 1980.

Collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 1980

The A47 had the most collisions in Breckland in 1980: 66, including 5 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4766102524
2ndA115783119
3rdA1075182206
4thB1077182206
5thB11081619010
6thA1065142516
7thA134141615
8thB1135141605
9thB1110111504
10thB110681205
11thB114571204
12thA106661102
13thB11076602
14thA10675703
15thB11465711
16thB11475904
17thB11113301
18thB11133501
19thA11221101

Latest crashes in Breckland in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 1980, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1980.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years