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Breckland road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 1994, and 704 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1993, and casualties fell from 710.

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

Collisions in 1994
456
Level with 1993
Casualties in 1994
704
Down 1% on 1993
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 1994

2.2% of collisions in Breckland in 1994 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious12828%
  • Slight31870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.3%
  • Serious18026%
  • Slight50872%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 1994 is highlighted, with 456, level with 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (17%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (12%)
  • Friday70 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.1%)
  • February46 (10%)
  • March46 (10%)
  • April37 (8.1%)
  • May43 (9.4%)
  • June38 (8.3%)
  • July32 (7%)
  • August42 (9.2%)
  • September27 (5.9%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November29 (6.4%)
  • December33 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight341 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (13%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Other16 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (61%)
  • Wet or damp149 (33%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5%)
  • Snow7 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph116 (25%)
  • 40 mph34 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph279 (61%)
  • 70 mph24 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway406 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant485 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (11%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7%)
  • Cyclist33 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant21 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20128 (18%)
  • 21 to 2598 (14%)
  • 26 to 35128 (18%)
  • 36 to 4577 (11%)
  • 46 to 5567 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7545 (6.4%)
  • Over 7520 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider433 (62%)
  • Passenger222 (32%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car593 (73%)
  • Motorcycle72 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 1994.

Collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
171st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 1994

The A1075 had the most collisions in Breckland in 1994: 56, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10755679016
2ndA475298412
3rdA114882022
4thA1065265129
5thA134222604
6thB1077213004
7thB1108193018
8thB1110172513
9thA106681912
10thA106781202
11thB113571301
12thB114571202
13thB114771103
14thB11136700
15thB11064701
16thB11114402
17thB11464600
18thA10883511
19thA11222501
20thB11072400

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 1994

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 1994: 52.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 1994

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 1994: 95.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 1994, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years