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Breckland road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 416 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 2001, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2000 (381), and casualties rose from 575.

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

Collisions in 2001
416
Up 9% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
621
Up 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
15
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 2001

3.6% of collisions in Breckland in 2001 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.6%
  • Serious8220%
  • Slight31977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.6%
  • Serious10918%
  • Slight49680%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 2001 is highlighted, with 416, up 9% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (16%)
  • Thursday66 (16%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.7%)
  • February44 (11%)
  • March32 (7.7%)
  • April28 (6.7%)
  • May37 (8.9%)
  • June35 (8.4%)
  • July32 (7.7%)
  • August26 (6.3%)
  • September36 (8.7%)
  • October44 (11%)
  • November38 (9.1%)
  • December36 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (10%)
  • Fog or mist18 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (52%)
  • Wet or damp182 (44%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph114 (27%)
  • 40 mph29 (7%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph242 (58%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway381 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant450 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2092 (15%)
  • 21 to 2563 (10%)
  • 26 to 35130 (21%)
  • 36 to 4584 (14%)
  • 46 to 5576 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.6%)
  • Over 7523 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider397 (64%)
  • Passenger186 (30%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car569 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Breckland

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Breckland ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 2001.

Collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Breckland in 2001

Dereham Neatherd, Breckland, NR19 1AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Breckland in 2001, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 2001

The A47 had the most collisions in Breckland in 2001: 55, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47558249
2ndA11396507
3rdA1075345216
4thA1065335738
5thA134192513
6thB1077193104
7thA1066182623
8thA1067132104
9thB1110131814
10thA1122101504
11thB113591201
12thB11088903
13thB11476600
14thB11114401
15thB11454510
16thB110721000
17thB11132300
18thB11462601
19thA10881301
20thB11061100

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 2001

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 2001: 40.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 2001

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 2001: 72.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 2001, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years