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Breckland road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 220 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 2022, and 287 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2021 (235), and casualties fell from 324.

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

Collisions in 2022
220
Down 6% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
287
Down 11% on 2021
Fatal collisions
10
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 2022

4.5% of collisions in Breckland in 2022 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal104.5%
  • Serious6228%
  • Slight14867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103.5%
  • Serious7426%
  • Slight20371%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 2022 is highlighted, with 220, down 6% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 220
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (17%)
  • Tuesday41 (19%)
  • Wednesday27 (12%)
  • Thursday32 (15%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.6%)
  • February18 (8.2%)
  • March24 (11%)
  • April18 (8.2%)
  • May16 (7.3%)
  • June19 (8.6%)
  • July20 (9.1%)
  • August15 (6.8%)
  • September27 (12%)
  • October19 (8.6%)
  • November12 (5.5%)
  • December13 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (7.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (75%)
  • Wet or damp49 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph76 (35%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph102 (46%)
  • 70 mph14 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (11%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2034 (12%)
  • 21 to 2527 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3550 (17%)
  • 36 to 4540 (14%)
  • 46 to 5533 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (11%)
  • 66 to 7528 (9.8%)
  • Over 7515 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider206 (72%)
  • Passenger56 (20%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car280 (73%)
  • Motorcycle34 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had the 171st most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Breckland in 2022

Thetford Castle, Breckland, IP24 2HT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Breckland in 2022, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 2022

The A47 had the most collisions in Breckland in 2022: 19, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47193335
2ndA11141816
3rdA1065131803
4thA1075111502
5thB1077111304
6thA106681006
7thA13481103
8thB110881011
9thB11456801
10thB11105820
11thA106741011
12thB11464412
13thB11112401
14thB11352201
15thB11071200
16thB11471100

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 2022

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 2022: 27.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 2022

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 2022: 46.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 2022, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years