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Breckland road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 471 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 1986, and 654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1985 (416), and casualties fell from 697.

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

Collisions in 1986
471
Up 13% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
654
Down 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
17
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 1986

3.6% of collisions in Breckland in 1986 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.6%
  • Serious16234%
  • Slight29262%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.9%
  • Serious21333%
  • Slight42265%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 1986 is highlighted, with 471, up 13% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (13%)
  • Friday85 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (12%)
  • Sunday66 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.4%)
  • February22 (4.7%)
  • March41 (8.7%)
  • April35 (7.4%)
  • May42 (8.9%)
  • June27 (5.7%)
  • July35 (7.4%)
  • August32 (6.8%)
  • September36 (7.6%)
  • October61 (13%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December59 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (4.7%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other20 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (56%)
  • Wet or damp176 (37%)
  • Frost or ice28 (5.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph112 (24%)
  • 40 mph34 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph303 (64%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway433 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (18%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist39 (6%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20160 (24%)
  • 21 to 25112 (17%)
  • 26 to 3596 (15%)
  • 36 to 4579 (12%)
  • 46 to 5545 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5%)
  • Over 7516 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (62%)
  • Passenger197 (30%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car515 (63%)
  • Motorcycle120 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 1986.

Collisions
204th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 1986

The A11 had the most collisions in Breckland in 1986: 72, including 5 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1172114529
2ndA475287317
3rdA10753142014
4thB1077233308
5thB11082326213
6thA1065213335
7thA134192002
8thB1110182004
9thA1067152509
10thB1135121305
11thB11066803
12thB11476902
13thA10665801
14thB110751202
15thA11224500
16thB11114401
17thA10883502
18thB11453300
19thB11132300
20thB11462511

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 1986

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 1986: 52.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 1986

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 1986: 90.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 1986, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years