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Breckland road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 2015, and 386 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2014 (274), and casualties rose from 354.

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

Collisions in 2015
278
Up 1% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
386
Up 9% on 2014
Fatal collisions
7
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 2015

2.5% of collisions in Breckland in 2015 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious5721%
  • Slight21477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious6517%
  • Slight31381%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 2015 is highlighted, with 278, up 1% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (19%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (17%)
  • Thursday33 (12%)
  • Friday41 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (10%)
  • February33 (12%)
  • March21 (7.6%)
  • April19 (6.8%)
  • May19 (6.8%)
  • June26 (9.4%)
  • July26 (9.4%)
  • August11 (4%)
  • September26 (9.4%)
  • October25 (9%)
  • November27 (9.7%)
  • December16 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (9.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (64%)
  • Wet or damp89 (32%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph94 (34%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph127 (46%)
  • 70 mph25 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (86%)
  • Roundabout20 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant279 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2062 (16%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3568 (18%)
  • 36 to 4558 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (12%)
  • 56 to 6543 (11%)
  • 66 to 7527 (7%)
  • Over 7513 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (71%)
  • Passenger87 (23%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car356 (72%)
  • Motorcycle38 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 2015.

Collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Breckland in 2015

Thetford Castle, Breckland, IP24 2HT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Breckland in 2015, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 2015

The A47 had the most collisions in Breckland in 2015: 27, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47274303
2ndA1075223816
3rdA11203113
4thB1077192204
5thA1066152303
6thA1065121513
7thA134101302
8thB110891312
9thB114681202
10thA10676801
11thB11453401
12thB11473403
13thB11352601
14thA10881100
15thB11071110
16thB11101100
17thB11111100

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 2015

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 2015: 35.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 2015

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 2015: 65.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 2015, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years