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Breckland road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 405 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 2005, and 581 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2004 (406), and casualties fell from 591.

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

Collisions in 2005
405
Level with 2004
Casualties in 2005
581
Down 2% on 2004
Fatal collisions
14
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 2005

3.5% of collisions in Breckland in 2005 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.5%
  • Serious6115%
  • Slight33081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.6%
  • Serious8615%
  • Slight48083%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 2005 is highlighted, with 405, level with 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (16%)
  • Tuesday42 (10%)
  • Wednesday50 (12%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday65 (16%)
  • Sunday52 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.7%)
  • February34 (8.4%)
  • March26 (6.4%)
  • April34 (8.4%)
  • May24 (5.9%)
  • June23 (5.7%)
  • July27 (6.7%)
  • August40 (9.9%)
  • September40 (9.9%)
  • October31 (7.7%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December50 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (10%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (56%)
  • Wet or damp158 (39%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph121 (30%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (2%)
  • 60 mph208 (51%)
  • 70 mph37 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant421 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (10%)
  • Pedestrian26 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist23 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20115 (20%)
  • 21 to 2570 (12%)
  • 26 to 35107 (18%)
  • 36 to 4590 (15%)
  • 46 to 5559 (10%)
  • 56 to 6553 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.3%)
  • Over 7524 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider401 (69%)
  • Passenger154 (27%)
  • Pedestrian26 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car527 (74%)
  • Motorcycle62 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 2005.

Collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Breckland in 2005

Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe, Breckland, NR17 2EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Breckland in 2005, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 2005

The A47 had the most collisions in Breckland in 2005: 49, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47497739
2ndA11365603
3rdA1065314943
4thA1075274407
5thB1077222613
6thB1108171924
7thA1066153204
8thB1110142211
9thA1067121610
10thA13491413
11thB11116801
12thB114661000
13thB11454501
14thB11073401
15thA10882201
16thA11222200
17thB11131100
18thB11351100

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 2005

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 2005: 34.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 2005

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 2005: 73.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 2005, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years