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Breckland road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 410 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 1995, and 618 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1994 (456), and casualties fell from 704.

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

Collisions in 1995
410
Down 10% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
618
Down 12% on 1994
Fatal collisions
12
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 1995

2.9% of collisions in Breckland in 1995 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.9%
  • Serious12831%
  • Slight27066%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious17328%
  • Slight43170%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 1995 is highlighted, with 410, down 10% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (17%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8%)
  • February30 (7.3%)
  • March28 (6.8%)
  • April25 (6.1%)
  • May36 (8.8%)
  • June27 (6.6%)
  • July29 (7.1%)
  • August46 (11%)
  • September42 (10%)
  • October32 (7.8%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December35 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other18 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (63%)
  • Wet or damp139 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (25%)
  • 40 mph37 (9%)
  • 50 mph8 (2%)
  • 60 mph244 (60%)
  • 70 mph19 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway372 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant447 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2087 (14%)
  • 21 to 2596 (16%)
  • 26 to 35117 (19%)
  • 36 to 4582 (13%)
  • 46 to 5557 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7540 (6.5%)
  • Over 7522 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider398 (64%)
  • Passenger183 (30%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car552 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2.4%)
  • Minibus8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 1995.

Collisions
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 1995

The A11 had the most collisions in Breckland in 1995: 52, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA115281317
2ndA474593221
3rdA1075304208
4thA1065284517
5thA1342032111
6thA1066172916
7thB1077171904
8thB1108143106
9thB1110141412
10thA106771401
11thB11466601
12thB11115701
13thB11135612
14thB11355903
15thB11475601
16thB11074601
17thB11454502
18thA10883411
19thA11223503
20thB11063602

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 1995

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 1995: 40.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 1995

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 1995: 78.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 1995, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years