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Breckland road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 299 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 2017, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2016 (249), and casualties rose from 336.

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

Collisions in 2017
299
Up 20% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
428
Up 27% on 2016
Fatal collisions
10
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 2017

3.3% of collisions in Breckland in 2017 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.3%
  • Serious6923%
  • Slight22074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious7417%
  • Slight34480%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 2017 is highlighted, with 299, up 20% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday36 (12%)
  • Thursday52 (17%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday35 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (11%)
  • February19 (6.4%)
  • March16 (5.4%)
  • April20 (6.7%)
  • May25 (8.4%)
  • June23 (7.7%)
  • July21 (7%)
  • August28 (9.4%)
  • September29 (9.7%)
  • October25 (8.4%)
  • November30 (10%)
  • December30 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (10%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other15 (5%)
  • Not recorded18 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (65%)
  • Wet or damp83 (28%)
  • Frost or ice16 (5.4%)
  • Snow5 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph81 (27%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph18 (6%)
  • 60 mph147 (49%)
  • 70 mph29 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3%)
  • 16 to 2053 (12%)
  • 21 to 2548 (11%)
  • 26 to 3574 (17%)
  • 36 to 4556 (13%)
  • 46 to 5557 (13%)
  • 56 to 6551 (12%)
  • 66 to 7528 (6.5%)
  • Over 7523 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (72%)
  • Passenger94 (22%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car405 (75%)
  • Motorcycle51 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had the 158th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Breckland in 2017

Dereham Neatherd, Breckland, NR19 1AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Breckland in 2017, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 2017

The A47 had the most collisions in Breckland in 2017: 32, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA473247310
2ndA11243804
3rdB1108162204
4thA1066152812
5thA1075152225
6thA134121914
7thB1077121412
8thA1065112103
9thB11358900
10thA106761112
11thB11465902
12thB11475501
13thB11114401
14thA11223500
15thB11103902
16thB11453600
17thB11071110

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 2017

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 2017: 32.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 2017

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 2017: 55.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 2017, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years