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Breckland road accidents in 1982: crash statistics

Police recorded 405 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 1982, and 590 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1981 (373), and casualties rose from 530.

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

Collisions in 1982
405
Up 9% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
590
Up 11% on 1981
Fatal collisions
12
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 1982

3% of collisions in Breckland in 1982 were fatal and 39% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123%
  • Serious15639%
  • Slight23759%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious21236%
  • Slight36462%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 1982 is highlighted, with 405, up 9% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday38 (9.4%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday80 (20%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday66 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.4%)
  • February22 (5.4%)
  • March26 (6.4%)
  • April23 (5.7%)
  • May33 (8.1%)
  • June41 (10%)
  • July31 (7.7%)
  • August32 (7.9%)
  • September41 (10%)
  • October35 (8.6%)
  • November54 (13%)
  • December33 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Fog or mist23 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other20 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (56%)
  • Wet or damp139 (34%)
  • Frost or ice36 (8.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph106 (26%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph260 (64%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway387 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant349 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (20%)
  • Pedestrian43 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant29 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20166 (28%)
  • 21 to 2575 (13%)
  • 26 to 35105 (18%)
  • 36 to 4551 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5549 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (63%)
  • Passenger178 (30%)
  • Pedestrian43 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car443 (62%)
  • Motorcycle111 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Breckland ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 1982.

Collisions
258th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 1982

The A11 had the most collisions in Breckland in 1982: 77, including 3 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1177114326
2ndA473869219
3rdA1075263726
4thB1110253408
5thA1065203308
6thB1108192008
7thA1066121514
8thA134122216
9thB1077121803
10thB11076903
11thB11136802
12thB11115701
13thB11355601
14thB11475502
15thA10674501
16thB11454612
17thB11464500
18thB11063803
19thA10881200

Latest crashes in Breckland in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years