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Breckland road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 1999, and 582 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1998 (428), and casualties fell from 642.

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

Collisions in 1999
393
Down 8% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
582
Down 9% on 1998
Fatal collisions
14
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 1999

3.6% of collisions in Breckland in 1999 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.6%
  • Serious9223%
  • Slight28773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious11219%
  • Slight45678%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 1999 is highlighted, with 393, down 8% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (17%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday53 (13%)
  • Saturday61 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.9%)
  • February23 (5.9%)
  • March35 (8.9%)
  • April29 (7.4%)
  • May37 (9.4%)
  • June31 (7.9%)
  • July35 (8.9%)
  • August27 (6.9%)
  • September32 (8.1%)
  • October40 (10%)
  • November31 (7.9%)
  • December38 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (59%)
  • Wet or damp128 (33%)
  • Frost or ice32 (8.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph111 (28%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph227 (58%)
  • 70 mph24 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (72%)
  • Pedestrian47 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2081 (14%)
  • 21 to 2558 (10%)
  • 26 to 35101 (17%)
  • 36 to 4576 (13%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7%)
  • 66 to 7540 (6.9%)
  • Over 7514 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded68 (12%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (64%)
  • Passenger163 (28%)
  • Pedestrian47 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car512 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle36 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 1999.

Collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 1999

The A11 had the most collisions in Breckland in 1999: 54, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA115486218
2ndA47356719
3rdA1075274119
4thA1065253434
5thB1110182203
6thA134162212
7thB1108152414
8thB1077142813
9thA1066111910
10thA1067112114
11thB1135101301
12thB114681000
13thB11455802
14thA11223602
15thB11072300
16thB11132201
17thB11061100
18thB11111100
19thB11471100
20thB1981100

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 1999

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 1999: 41.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 1999

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 1999: 73.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 1999, 3 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years