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Breckland road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 541 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 1988, and 808 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1987 (490), and casualties rose from 699.

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

Collisions in 1988
541
Up 10% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
808
Up 16% on 1987
Fatal collisions
15
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 1988

2.8% of collisions in Breckland in 1988 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.8%
  • Serious17833%
  • Slight34864%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.1%
  • Serious26333%
  • Slight52865%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 1988 is highlighted, with 541, up 10% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (12%)
  • Tuesday73 (13%)
  • Wednesday76 (14%)
  • Thursday83 (15%)
  • Friday95 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (14%)
  • Sunday69 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (9.4%)
  • February32 (5.9%)
  • March31 (5.7%)
  • April29 (5.4%)
  • May38 (7%)
  • June44 (8.1%)
  • July52 (9.6%)
  • August49 (9.1%)
  • September45 (8.3%)
  • October62 (11%)
  • November46 (8.5%)
  • December62 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight379 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting103 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (15%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other28 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (52%)
  • Wet or damp223 (41%)
  • Frost or ice28 (5.2%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph142 (26%)
  • 40 mph39 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph338 (62%)
  • 70 mph17 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway500 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant498 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (13%)
  • Pedestrian48 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist42 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant40 (5%)
  • Minibus occupant33 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20195 (24%)
  • 21 to 25118 (15%)
  • 26 to 35131 (16%)
  • 36 to 45109 (13%)
  • 46 to 5559 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6559 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.8%)
  • Over 7519 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider477 (59%)
  • Passenger283 (35%)
  • Pedestrian48 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car677 (69%)
  • Motorcycle105 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Breckland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Breckland ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had the 166th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
166th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 1988

The A11 had the most collisions in Breckland in 1988: 66, including 5 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA116696515
2ndA4757106419
3rdA10653452011
4thA1343368110
5thA10752733016
6thB1077263108
7thB1108183027
8thA1066152303
9thB1110122104
10thB1135121602
11thB1107111514
12thA106781103
13thB11118902
14thB111381103
15thB11477901
16thB114561212
17thB11466803
18thB11065701
19thA10884901
20thA11221300

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 1988

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 1988: 83.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 1988

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 1988: 122.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years