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Breckland road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 472 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 1992, and 748 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1991 (484), and casualties rose from 689.

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

Collisions in 1992
472
Down 2% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
748
Up 9% on 1991
Fatal collisions
17
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 1992

3.6% of collisions in Breckland in 1992 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.6%
  • Serious13929%
  • Slight31667%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.9%
  • Serious20227%
  • Slight52470%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 1992 is highlighted, with 472, down 2% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (13%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday76 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (13%)
  • February29 (6.1%)
  • March36 (7.6%)
  • April29 (6.1%)
  • May34 (7.2%)
  • June36 (7.6%)
  • July48 (10%)
  • August33 (7%)
  • September45 (9.5%)
  • October44 (9.3%)
  • November40 (8.5%)
  • December39 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Other22 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (53%)
  • Wet or damp195 (41%)
  • Frost or ice27 (5.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph137 (29%)
  • 40 mph32 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph281 (60%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway434 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant505 (68%)
  • Pedestrian59 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist40 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant37 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (3.5%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20142 (19%)
  • 21 to 25106 (14%)
  • 26 to 35131 (18%)
  • 36 to 4596 (13%)
  • 46 to 5571 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6556 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.3%)
  • Over 7518 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider447 (60%)
  • Passenger242 (32%)
  • Pedestrian59 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car622 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 1992.

Collisions
179th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
150th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
50th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 1992

The A47 had the most collisions in Breckland in 1992: 56, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4756113217
2ndA1154104417
3rdA1075375629
4thA1065223708
5thA134182924
6thA1066172906
7thB1108172306
8thB1077161922
9thB1110151806
10thB1135141501
11thB111191624
12thA10675711
13thB11135702
14thB11074701
15thB11464602
16thA11223801
17thB11473500
18thA10882200
19thB11062201
20thB11452300

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 1992

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 1992: 50.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 1992

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 1992: 90.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 1992, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1992.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years