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Breckland road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 2011, and 361 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2010 (294), and casualties fell from 448.

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

Collisions in 2011
258
Down 12% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
361
Down 19% on 2010
Fatal collisions
10
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 2011

3.9% of collisions in Breckland in 2011 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.9%
  • Serious4718%
  • Slight20178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal113%
  • Serious6217%
  • Slight28880%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 2011 is highlighted, with 258, down 12% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (12%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday47 (18%)
  • Saturday36 (14%)
  • Sunday35 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (10%)
  • February18 (7%)
  • March20 (7.8%)
  • April19 (7.4%)
  • May18 (7%)
  • June19 (7.4%)
  • July25 (9.7%)
  • August20 (7.8%)
  • September20 (7.8%)
  • October21 (8.1%)
  • November26 (10%)
  • December26 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other16 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (66%)
  • Wet or damp79 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph66 (26%)
  • 40 mph13 (5%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph151 (59%)
  • 70 mph25 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5%)
  • 16 to 2059 (16%)
  • 21 to 2542 (12%)
  • 26 to 3553 (15%)
  • 36 to 4551 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (14%)
  • 56 to 6534 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (7.2%)
  • Over 7514 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (65%)
  • Passenger93 (26%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car331 (74%)
  • Motorcycle36 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 2011.

Collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Breckland in 2011

Thetford Castle, Breckland, IP24 2HT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Breckland in 2011, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 2011

The A47 had the most collisions in Breckland in 2011: 27, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47275223
2ndA1075233313
3rdA11212512
4thB1077192302
5thA1065152213
6thB1108111705
7thA134101203
8thA10666802
9thA10675902
10thB11115601
11thB11355601
12thB11074711
13thB11104510
14thA11223601
15thB11453302
16thB11463601
17thB11132200
18thB11472200

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 2011

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 2011: 23.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 2011

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 2011: 41.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 2011, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years