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Breckland road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 274 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 2014, and 354 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 2013 (227), and casualties rose from 307.

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

Collisions in 2014
274
Up 21% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
354
Up 15% on 2013
Fatal collisions
8
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 2014

2.9% of collisions in Breckland in 2014 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.9%
  • Serious4717%
  • Slight21980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious5215%
  • Slight29483%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 2014 is highlighted, with 274, up 21% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 274
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (17%)
  • Tuesday47 (17%)
  • Wednesday31 (11%)
  • Thursday33 (12%)
  • Friday36 (13%)
  • Saturday51 (19%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (11%)
  • February14 (5.1%)
  • March20 (7.3%)
  • April20 (7.3%)
  • May19 (6.9%)
  • June24 (8.8%)
  • July19 (6.9%)
  • August20 (7.3%)
  • September25 (9.1%)
  • October27 (9.9%)
  • November28 (10%)
  • December27 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (61%)
  • Wet or damp98 (36%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph92 (34%)
  • 40 mph22 (8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph138 (50%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (12%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2056 (16%)
  • 21 to 2544 (12%)
  • 26 to 3570 (20%)
  • 36 to 4543 (12%)
  • 46 to 5548 (14%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.2%)
  • Over 7517 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (74%)
  • Passenger69 (19%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car353 (73%)
  • Motorcycle44 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 2014.

Collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Breckland in 2014

Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe, Breckland, NR17 2EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Breckland in 2014, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 2014

The A1075 and A11 had the most collisions in Breckland in 2014, with 21 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1075212813
2ndA11212912
3rdA1065202534
4thB1077182403
5thA134142205
6thA47142004
7thA1066121911
8thB11085801
9thB11115512
10thB11465601
11thB11104400
12thB11454601
13thB11474402
14thA10673400
15thB11353401
16thA11221100
17thB11071100
18thB11131100

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 2014

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 2014: 27.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 2014

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 2014: 49.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 2014, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years