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Breckland road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 410 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 1984, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 159 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1983 (384), and casualties rose from 547.

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

Collisions in 1984
410
Up 7% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
593
Up 8% on 1983
Fatal collisions
20
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
159
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 1984

4.9% of collisions in Breckland in 1984 were fatal and 39% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal204.9%
  • Serious15939%
  • Slight23156%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal223.7%
  • Serious20334%
  • Slight36862%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 1984 is highlighted, with 410, up 7% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (12%)
  • Tuesday42 (10%)
  • Wednesday67 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (12%)
  • Friday82 (20%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday62 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.4%)
  • February21 (5.1%)
  • March26 (6.3%)
  • April25 (6.1%)
  • May34 (8.3%)
  • June39 (9.5%)
  • July40 (9.8%)
  • August34 (8.3%)
  • September50 (12%)
  • October40 (9.8%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December33 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight286 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (9.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (59%)
  • Wet or damp144 (35%)
  • Frost or ice24 (5.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph111 (27%)
  • 40 mph38 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph251 (61%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway392 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant334 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (21%)
  • Pedestrian48 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20177 (30%)
  • 21 to 2579 (13%)
  • 26 to 3591 (15%)
  • 36 to 4563 (11%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider373 (63%)
  • Passenger172 (29%)
  • Pedestrian48 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car473 (63%)
  • Motorcycle122 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle19 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Breckland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Breckland ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 1984.

Collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 1984

The A11 had the most collisions in Breckland in 1984: 65, including 3 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA116598331
2ndA475184716
3rdB11082224110
4thA10752133211
5thA134182309
6thA1065162914
7thB1110152308
8thB1077141632
9thA106691414
10thB113571300
11thB11466802
12thA10675811
13thB11065803
14thB11475902
15thB11074603
16thB11134402
17thB11113802
18thB11453502
19thA11222301

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 1984

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 1984: 52.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 1984

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 1984: 75.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 1984, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years