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Breckland road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 537 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 1989, and 849 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1988 (541), and casualties rose from 808.

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

Collisions in 1989
537
Down 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
849
Up 5% on 1988
Fatal collisions
21
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 1989

3.9% of collisions in Breckland in 1989 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.9%
  • Serious16030%
  • Slight35666%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.5%
  • Serious22827%
  • Slight60071%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 1989 is highlighted, with 537, down 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (10%)
  • Tuesday62 (12%)
  • Wednesday74 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (13%)
  • Friday96 (18%)
  • Saturday103 (19%)
  • Sunday75 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.4%)
  • February36 (6.7%)
  • March44 (8.2%)
  • April49 (9.1%)
  • May35 (6.5%)
  • June44 (8.2%)
  • July59 (11%)
  • August42 (7.8%)
  • September42 (7.8%)
  • October44 (8.2%)
  • November51 (9.5%)
  • December46 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight398 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (15%)
  • Fog or mist22 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry306 (57%)
  • Wet or damp209 (39%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph127 (24%)
  • 40 mph39 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph338 (63%)
  • 70 mph25 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway498 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant559 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (11%)
  • Pedestrian47 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist42 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.7%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1539 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20207 (24%)
  • 21 to 25128 (15%)
  • 26 to 35132 (16%)
  • 36 to 45103 (12%)
  • 46 to 5569 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7546 (5.4%)
  • Over 7529 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider487 (57%)
  • Passenger315 (37%)
  • Pedestrian47 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car688 (69%)
  • Motorcycle93 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 1989.

Collisions
181st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
153rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 1989

The A11 had the most collisions in Breckland in 1989: 86, including 4 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1186147421
2ndA4767129526
3rdA10752943011
4thA134284824
5thA1065274049
6thB1077202715
7thB1108161916
8thA1066132006
9thB1107111911
10thB1110111603
11thB1113101502
12thB113591302
13thA106771001
14thB11466705
15thB114761103
16thA11224710
17thB11064703
18thB11454701
19thA10883602
20thB11113502

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 1989

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 1989: 68.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 1989

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 1989: 125.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 1989, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years