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Breckland road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 490 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 1987, and 699 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1986 (471), and casualties rose from 654.

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

Collisions in 1987
490
Up 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
699
Up 7% on 1986
Fatal collisions
17
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 1987

3.5% of collisions in Breckland in 1987 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.5%
  • Serious16734%
  • Slight30662%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.9%
  • Serious22132%
  • Slight45866%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 1987 is highlighted, with 490, up 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (13%)
  • Thursday80 (16%)
  • Friday85 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (5.9%)
  • February40 (8.2%)
  • March34 (6.9%)
  • April37 (7.6%)
  • May45 (9.2%)
  • June41 (8.4%)
  • July41 (8.4%)
  • August47 (9.6%)
  • September37 (7.6%)
  • October51 (10%)
  • November43 (8.8%)
  • December45 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (17%)
  • Fog or mist18 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other20 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (53%)
  • Wet or damp198 (40%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep9 (1.8%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph129 (26%)
  • 40 mph32 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph312 (64%)
  • 70 mph17 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway459 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant432 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (16%)
  • Pedestrian47 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6%)
  • 16 to 20177 (25%)
  • 21 to 25123 (18%)
  • 26 to 3598 (14%)
  • 36 to 4573 (10%)
  • 46 to 5560 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6556 (8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (1.9%)
  • Over 7518 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider437 (63%)
  • Passenger215 (31%)
  • Pedestrian47 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car573 (64%)
  • Motorcycle116 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 1987.

Collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
173rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 1987

The A11 had the most collisions in Breckland in 1987: 72, including 5 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1172109532
2ndA475599521
3rdA10753555314
4thA134223016
5thB1110213108
6thA1066202305
7thB1108182504
8thA1065172104
9thB1077172303
10thB1113111504
11thB1135111503
12thA106791403
13thB11456801
14thA10884702
15thB11114502
16thB11464701
17thB11474501
18thB11062311
19thB11072300

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 1987

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 1987: 62.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 1987

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 1987: 104.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 1987, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years