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Breckland road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 2000, and 575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1999 (393), and casualties fell from 582.

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

Collisions in 2000
381
Down 3% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
575
Down 1% on 1999
Fatal collisions
17
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 2000

4.5% of collisions in Breckland in 2000 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174.5%
  • Serious7419%
  • Slight29076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.3%
  • Serious9817%
  • Slight45880%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 2000 is highlighted, with 381, down 3% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.1%)
  • February23 (6%)
  • March36 (9.4%)
  • April22 (5.8%)
  • May22 (5.8%)
  • June41 (11%)
  • July41 (11%)
  • August26 (6.8%)
  • September32 (8.4%)
  • October42 (11%)
  • November36 (9.4%)
  • December29 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (58%)
  • Wet or damp146 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (26%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph226 (59%)
  • 70 mph26 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway344 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant396 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4%)
  • 16 to 2079 (14%)
  • 21 to 2551 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 35124 (22%)
  • 36 to 4571 (12%)
  • 46 to 5570 (12%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5%)
  • Over 7526 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded33 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider389 (68%)
  • Passenger155 (27%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car503 (72%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 2000.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 2000

The A11 had the most collisions in Breckland in 2000: 56, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11569628
2ndA47336024
3rdB1077233104
4thA1065224435
5thA1075223314
6thA1066212715
7thA134182205
8thB1135132115
9thB1110121401
10thB1108111612
11thA112271521
12thA106761211
13thB11475803
14thB11454501
15thB11113301
16thB11462210
17thB11061100
18thB11071200
19thB11131100

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 2000

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 2000: 40.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 2000

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 2000: 79.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 2000, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years