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Breckland road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 1997, and 616 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1996 (365), and casualties rose from 587.

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

Collisions in 1997
434
Up 19% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
616
Up 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
13
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 1997

3% of collisions in Breckland in 1997 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133%
  • Serious9823%
  • Slight32374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious12821%
  • Slight47477%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 1997 is highlighted, with 434, up 19% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (16%)
  • Thursday53 (12%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday69 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.9%)
  • February30 (6.9%)
  • March48 (11%)
  • April40 (9.2%)
  • May38 (8.8%)
  • June29 (6.7%)
  • July44 (10%)
  • August37 (8.5%)
  • September32 (7.4%)
  • October34 (7.8%)
  • November29 (6.7%)
  • December30 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist15 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (66%)
  • Wet or damp136 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph133 (31%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph247 (57%)
  • 70 mph22 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant418 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian47 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2090 (15%)
  • 21 to 2584 (14%)
  • 26 to 35124 (20%)
  • 36 to 4586 (14%)
  • 46 to 5554 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6%)
  • 66 to 7541 (6.7%)
  • Over 7523 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (66%)
  • Passenger165 (27%)
  • Pedestrian47 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car555 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle46 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 1997.

Collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 1997

The A11 had the most collisions in Breckland in 1997: 52, including 4 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA115278411
2ndA1075415005
3rdA47304918
4thA1065264039
5thB1077233031
6thB1108203307
7thA134182815
8thB1110182103
9thA1067162706
10thB11118900
11thB11358901
12thB11478802
13thB111371405
14thB114571002
15thA10665800
16thB11464701
17thB11063501
18thA11222201
19thB11072201
20thA10881100

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 1997

Dereham had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 1997: 39.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 1997

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 1997: 76.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 1997, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1997.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years