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Breckland road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 406 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 2004, and 591 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2003 (379), and casualties rose from 517.

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

Collisions in 2004
406
Up 7% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
591
Up 14% on 2003
Fatal collisions
16
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 2004

3.9% of collisions in Breckland in 2004 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.9%
  • Serious6416%
  • Slight32680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.7%
  • Serious8214%
  • Slight49383%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 2004 is highlighted, with 406, up 7% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (12%)
  • Tuesday70 (17%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.4%)
  • February37 (9.1%)
  • March25 (6.2%)
  • April34 (8.4%)
  • May33 (8.1%)
  • June33 (8.1%)
  • July33 (8.1%)
  • August29 (7.1%)
  • September39 (9.6%)
  • October27 (6.7%)
  • November37 (9.1%)
  • December45 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (56%)
  • Wet or damp165 (41%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Snow6 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph117 (29%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph225 (55%)
  • 70 mph27 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant426 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.4%)
  • Pedestrian26 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20107 (18%)
  • 21 to 2582 (14%)
  • 26 to 35104 (18%)
  • 36 to 4581 (14%)
  • 46 to 5572 (12%)
  • 56 to 6548 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.4%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider402 (68%)
  • Passenger163 (28%)
  • Pedestrian26 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car565 (75%)
  • Motorcycle59 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Breckland ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 2004.

Collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Breckland in 2004

Dereham Neatherd, Breckland, NR19 1AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Breckland in 2004, with 23 collisions.

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 2004

The A47 had the most collisions in Breckland in 2004: 50, including 5 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47509058
2ndA1075375917
3rdA1065315016
4thB1077294302
5thA11243322
6thA134172113
7thA1066151905
8thB1110131511
9thB1108122302
10thB1146101411
11thB111191103
12thB11458902
13thB110771012
14thB113571000
15thB11476802
16thA10675901
17thA10882410
18thA11222201
19thB11131100

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 2004

Dereham had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 2004: 38.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 2004

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 2004: 80.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 2004, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years