Skip to main content
CrashStats

Breckland road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 539 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 1990, and 816 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1989 (537), and casualties fell from 849.

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

Collisions in 1990
539
Level with 1989
Casualties in 1990
816
Down 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
14
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 1990

2.6% of collisions in Breckland in 1990 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious16731%
  • Slight35866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious22027%
  • Slight58271%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 1990 is highlighted, with 539, level with 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (9.5%)
  • Tuesday74 (14%)
  • Wednesday76 (14%)
  • Thursday86 (16%)
  • Friday100 (19%)
  • Saturday79 (15%)
  • Sunday73 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8%)
  • February37 (6.9%)
  • March37 (6.9%)
  • April34 (6.3%)
  • May46 (8.5%)
  • June44 (8.2%)
  • July61 (11%)
  • August46 (8.5%)
  • September47 (8.7%)
  • October41 (7.6%)
  • November49 (9.1%)
  • December54 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight400 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds411 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (61%)
  • Wet or damp179 (33%)
  • Frost or ice25 (4.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph146 (27%)
  • 40 mph37 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph333 (62%)
  • 70 mph17 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway495 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant561 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist60 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian48 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20204 (25%)
  • 21 to 25108 (13%)
  • 26 to 35121 (15%)
  • 36 to 4592 (11%)
  • 46 to 5567 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7541 (5%)
  • Over 7529 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider486 (60%)
  • Passenger282 (35%)
  • Pedestrian48 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car669 (69%)
  • Motorcycle87 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.5%)
  • Minibus12 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 1990.

Collisions
181st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
158th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 1990

The A47 had the most collisions in Breckland in 1990: 66, including 6 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4766132628
2ndA10754764213
3rdA114581116
4thA134314409
5thA1065202913
6thA10662028010
7thB1110192613
8thB1077182808
9thB1135183106
10thB1108172605
11thB1111162505
12thB1107131813
13thB1145132702
14thB11478800
15thA106761303
16thB11136804
17thB11065602
18thB11463401
19thA10882200
20thA11222300

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 1990

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 1990: 61.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 1990

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 1990: 112.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 1990, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years