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Breckland road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 428 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 1998, and 642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (434), and casualties rose from 616.

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

Collisions in 1998
428
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
642
Up 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 1998

2.1% of collisions in Breckland in 1998 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious11126%
  • Slight30872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious13621%
  • Slight49677%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 1998 is highlighted, with 428, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday63 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday63 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (11%)
  • February26 (6.1%)
  • March23 (5.4%)
  • April34 (7.9%)
  • May42 (9.8%)
  • June36 (8.4%)
  • July38 (8.9%)
  • August29 (6.8%)
  • September30 (7%)
  • October31 (7.2%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December46 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Other15 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (56%)
  • Wet or damp172 (40%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph117 (27%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph261 (61%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway397 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant489 (76%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20122 (19%)
  • 21 to 2593 (14%)
  • 26 to 3599 (15%)
  • 36 to 4588 (14%)
  • 46 to 5568 (11%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5%)
  • Over 7519 (3%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (63%)
  • Passenger188 (29%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car602 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle44 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 1998.

Collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 1998

The A11 had the most collisions in Breckland in 1998: 43, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA114384113
2ndA47407818
3rdA1075385619
4thA10653653216
5thB1110213404
6thA134192813
7thB1108192506
8thB1077182405
9thA1066141702
10thB1135131501
11thA106791601
12thB11456702
13thB11475701
14thB11114501
15thB11134602
16thB11063501
17thB11072301
18thB11462511
19thA10881301
20thA11221101

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 1998

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 1998: 44.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 1998

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 1998: 72.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 1998, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years