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Breckland road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 484 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 1991, and 689 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1990 (539), and casualties fell from 816.

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

Collisions in 1991
484
Down 10% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
689
Down 16% on 1990
Fatal collisions
17
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 1991

3.5% of collisions in Breckland in 1991 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.5%
  • Serious12826%
  • Slight33970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.6%
  • Serious17225%
  • Slight49972%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 1991 is highlighted, with 484, down 10% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (12%)
  • Wednesday62 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday91 (19%)
  • Saturday75 (15%)
  • Sunday65 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.5%)
  • February29 (6%)
  • March40 (8.3%)
  • April35 (7.2%)
  • May29 (6%)
  • June45 (9.3%)
  • July43 (8.9%)
  • August50 (10%)
  • September32 (6.6%)
  • October42 (8.7%)
  • November54 (11%)
  • December44 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (12%)
  • Fog or mist21 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other23 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (54%)
  • Wet or damp168 (35%)
  • Frost or ice46 (9.5%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph135 (28%)
  • 40 mph29 (6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph301 (62%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway438 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant471 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (10%)
  • Cyclist47 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian39 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20146 (21%)
  • 21 to 2594 (14%)
  • 26 to 35132 (19%)
  • 36 to 4585 (12%)
  • 46 to 5556 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7547 (6.8%)
  • Over 7515 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider438 (64%)
  • Passenger212 (31%)
  • Pedestrian39 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car602 (68%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle71 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 1991.

Collisions
177th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
171st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 1991

The A47 had the most collisions in Breckland in 1991: 72, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4772116417
2ndA114463114
3rdA10753758215
4thA1065356126
5thA134182534
6thB1077161901
7thB1110141602
8thB1108131613
9thB1135132413
10thB1111111303
11thB110791601
12thA106681113
13thA108861111
14thA10675703
15thB11065701
16thB111341002
17thB11474902
18thA11222300
19thB11452201
20thB11462201

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 1991

Dereham had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 1991: 42.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 1991

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 1991: 86.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 1991, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years