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Breckland road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 260 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 2012, and 394 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2011 (258), and casualties rose from 361.

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

Collisions in 2012
260
Up 1% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
394
Up 9% on 2011
Fatal collisions
7
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 2012

2.7% of collisions in Breckland in 2012 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious4919%
  • Slight20478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious6015%
  • Slight32582%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 2012 is highlighted, with 260, up 1% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (16%)
  • Wednesday32 (12%)
  • Thursday32 (12%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (16%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.2%)
  • February19 (7.3%)
  • March31 (12%)
  • April19 (7.3%)
  • May16 (6.2%)
  • June19 (7.3%)
  • July21 (8.1%)
  • August27 (10%)
  • September24 (9.2%)
  • October18 (6.9%)
  • November24 (9.2%)
  • December18 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight188 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (15%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (59%)
  • Wet or damp94 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph95 (37%)
  • 40 mph22 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph116 (45%)
  • 70 mph20 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2069 (18%)
  • 21 to 2551 (13%)
  • 26 to 3570 (18%)
  • 36 to 4555 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (15%)
  • 56 to 6536 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.6%)
  • Over 7516 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (68%)
  • Passenger103 (26%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car372 (79%)
  • Motorcycle33 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 2012.

Collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Breckland in 2012

Dereham Neatherd, Breckland, NR19 1AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Breckland in 2012, with 12 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 2012

The A1075 had the most collisions in Breckland in 2012: 29, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1075294718
2ndA47254133
3rdA1065203914
4thA11163303
5thB1108142111
6thA1066111300
7thB1077101501
8thA13461212
9thB11465800
10thB11354602
11thB11454700
12thA11223903
13thB11073400
14thB11112300
15thB11472200
16thA10671300
17thA10881101
18thB11101100

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 2012

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 2012: 26.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 2012

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 2012: 48.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 2012, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years