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Breckland road accidents in 1981: crash statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 1981, and 530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1980 (408), and casualties fell from 557.

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

Collisions in 1981
373
Down 9% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
530
Down 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
14
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 1981

3.8% of collisions in Breckland in 1981 were fatal and 39% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.8%
  • Serious14739%
  • Slight21257%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.8%
  • Serious20639%
  • Slight30958%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 1981 is highlighted, with 373, down 9% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (17%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (17%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday49 (13%)
  • Saturday67 (18%)
  • Sunday34 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8%)
  • February24 (6.4%)
  • March34 (9.1%)
  • April27 (7.2%)
  • May47 (13%)
  • June39 (10%)
  • July31 (8.3%)
  • August22 (5.9%)
  • September29 (7.8%)
  • October32 (8.6%)
  • November31 (8.3%)
  • December27 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight262 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Other19 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (53%)
  • Wet or damp151 (40%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4%)
  • Snow9 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph111 (30%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph233 (62%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (25%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant36 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20161 (30%)
  • 21 to 2574 (14%)
  • 26 to 3583 (16%)
  • 36 to 4559 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (61%)
  • Passenger166 (31%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car384 (60%)
  • Motorcycle125 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Breckland ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 1981.

Collisions
270th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
179th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 1981

The A11 had the most collisions in Breckland in 1981: 71, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1171104422
2ndA474868315
3rdA10752236111
4thA1065212917
5thB1110182306
6thA1341522011
7thA1067101806
8thB1077101516
9thB1108101704
10thB11356911
11thA10665601
12thB11074610
13thB11134701
14thB11474702
15thB11113402
16thB11463512
17thA11222400
18thB11062300
19thB11452202

Latest crashes in Breckland in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 1981, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years