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Breckland road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 227 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 2013, and 307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2012 (260), and casualties fell from 394.

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

Collisions in 2013
227
Down 13% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
307
Down 22% on 2012
Fatal collisions
13
5.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 2013

5.7% of collisions in Breckland in 2013 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal135.7%
  • Serious4721%
  • Slight16774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal154.9%
  • Serious5618%
  • Slight23677%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 2013 is highlighted, with 227, down 13% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 227
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (15%)
  • Wednesday30 (13%)
  • Thursday37 (16%)
  • Friday40 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.9%)
  • February16 (7%)
  • March17 (7.5%)
  • April16 (7%)
  • May16 (7%)
  • June15 (6.6%)
  • July18 (7.9%)
  • August24 (11%)
  • September15 (6.6%)
  • October26 (11%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December22 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds172 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (56%)
  • Wet or damp92 (41%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph69 (30%)
  • 40 mph9 (4%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph122 (54%)
  • 70 mph18 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (12%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist14 (4.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2040 (13%)
  • 21 to 2535 (11%)
  • 26 to 3568 (22%)
  • 36 to 4543 (14%)
  • 46 to 5543 (14%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.9%)
  • Over 7515 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider206 (67%)
  • Passenger77 (25%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car314 (74%)
  • Motorcycle36 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 2013.

Collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Breckland in 2013

Dereham Neatherd, Breckland, NR19 1AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Breckland in 2013, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 2013

The A47 had the most collisions in Breckland in 2013: 32, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47325139
2ndA1075223213
3rdA1065182015
4thA11152324
5thB1108101312
6thA13491302
7thB10777901
8thA10676900
9thB11466701
10thA10665610
11thB11113711
12thB11353301
13thA11222201
14thB11452201
15thB11472301
16thB11071110
17thB11101100

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 2013

Dereham had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 2013: 21.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 2013

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 2013: 41.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 2013, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years