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Breckland road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 2010, and 448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2009 (285), and casualties rose from 416.

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

Collisions in 2010
294
Up 3% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
448
Up 8% on 2009
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 2010

2% of collisions in Breckland in 2010 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious5318%
  • Slight23580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious6314%
  • Slight37884%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 2010 is highlighted, with 294, up 3% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (17%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday38 (13%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (4.1%)
  • February22 (7.5%)
  • March25 (8.5%)
  • April23 (7.8%)
  • May31 (11%)
  • June26 (8.8%)
  • July25 (8.5%)
  • August27 (9.2%)
  • September25 (8.5%)
  • October23 (7.8%)
  • November36 (12%)
  • December19 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (9.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other25 (8.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (60%)
  • Wet or damp88 (30%)
  • Frost or ice19 (6.5%)
  • Snow11 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2%)
  • 30 mph94 (32%)
  • 40 mph28 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph141 (48%)
  • 70 mph21 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant320 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2080 (18%)
  • 21 to 2560 (13%)
  • 26 to 3580 (18%)
  • 36 to 4556 (13%)
  • 46 to 5562 (14%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (61%)
  • Passenger140 (31%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car385 (74%)
  • Motorcycle42 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 2010.

Collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Breckland in 2010

Thetford Castle, Breckland, IP24 2HT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Breckland in 2010, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 2010

The A47 had the most collisions in Breckland in 2010: 29, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA472950011
2ndA1075274103
3rdB1077233304
4thA1065203807
5thA11163404
6thA134162112
7thA1066111500
8thA10676800
9thB11106701
10thB11116700
11thB114661001
12thB110851001
13thB11474810
14thB11073700
15thB11453311
16thA11222500
17thA10881110
18thB11131100
19thB11351100

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 2010

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 2010: 36.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 2010

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 2010: 63.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years