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Breckland road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 1993, and 710 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1992 (472), and casualties fell from 748.

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

Collisions in 1993
456
Down 3% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
710
Down 5% on 1992
Fatal collisions
16
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 1993

3.5% of collisions in Breckland in 1993 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.5%
  • Serious11926%
  • Slight32170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.8%
  • Serious16423%
  • Slight52674%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 1993 is highlighted, with 456, down 3% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday74 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (12%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.4%)
  • February28 (6.1%)
  • March41 (9%)
  • April32 (7%)
  • May48 (11%)
  • June34 (7.5%)
  • July39 (8.6%)
  • August49 (11%)
  • September30 (6.6%)
  • October37 (8.1%)
  • November37 (8.1%)
  • December38 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (60%)
  • Wet or damp160 (35%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph99 (22%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph302 (66%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway413 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant506 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (9%)
  • Cyclist40 (5.6%)
  • Pedestrian37 (5.2%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20126 (18%)
  • 21 to 25104 (15%)
  • 26 to 35143 (20%)
  • 36 to 4587 (12%)
  • 46 to 5561 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.1%)
  • Over 7520 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider445 (63%)
  • Passenger228 (32%)
  • Pedestrian37 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car625 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle61 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 1993.

Collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
158th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 1993

The A11 and A47 had the most collisions in Breckland in 1993, with 43 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA114373211
2ndA474399710
3rdA10753353011
4thA1065254507
5thB1077193019
6thB1108182208
7thB1110172004
8thA134162712
9thA1067142016
10thB1135141601
11thA1066121504
12thB1111101302
13thB114681901
14thB111371101
15thB11456700
16thB11476801
17thB11075804
18thA11223502
19thB11063401
20thA10882502

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 1993

Dereham had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 1993: 43.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 1993

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 1993: 78.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 1993, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years