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Breckland road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 2021, and 324 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2020 (204), and casualties rose from 284.

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

Collisions in 2021
235
Up 15% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
324
Up 14% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 2021

2.1% of collisions in Breckland in 2021 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious7030%
  • Slight16068%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious8025%
  • Slight23974%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 2021 is highlighted, with 235, up 15% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 235
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (16%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (15%)
  • Friday29 (12%)
  • Saturday40 (17%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6%)
  • February10 (4.3%)
  • March15 (6.4%)
  • April15 (6.4%)
  • May24 (10%)
  • June28 (12%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August14 (6%)
  • September25 (11%)
  • October24 (10%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December15 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (9.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (67%)
  • Wet or damp64 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Snow4 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph69 (29%)
  • 40 mph19 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph111 (47%)
  • 70 mph17 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)
  • 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 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant226 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian28 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant23 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist14 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2035 (11%)
  • 21 to 2541 (13%)
  • 26 to 3560 (19%)
  • 36 to 4538 (12%)
  • 46 to 5532 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6542 (13%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.3%)
  • Over 7532 (9.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (73%)
  • Passenger59 (18%)
  • Pedestrian28 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car312 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (11%)
  • Motorcycle32 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had the 141st most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
141st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Breckland in 2021

Dereham Neatherd, Breckland, NR19 1AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Breckland in 2021, with 10 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 2021

The A47 had the most collisions in Breckland in 2021: 24, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47244016
2ndA1075182604
3rdA1065151806
4thA11131617
5thB1077132124
6thA1066101302
7thA13471213
8thB11086600
9thB11116701
10thB11356803
11thB114651003
12thB11104600
13thA10673601
14thB11131100
15thB11451100

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 2021

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 2021: 22.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 2021

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 2021: 43.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 2021, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2021.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years