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Breckland road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 2024, and 365 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 34% on 2023 (196), and casualties rose from 261.

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

Collisions in 2024
263
Up 34% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
365
Up 40% on 2023
Fatal collisions
8
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 2024

3% of collisions in Breckland in 2024 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83%
  • Serious7830%
  • Slight17767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious8824%
  • Slight26873%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 2024 is highlighted, with 263, up 34% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (10%)
  • Tuesday50 (19%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday39 (15%)
  • Friday53 (20%)
  • Saturday29 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.1%)
  • February16 (6.1%)
  • March20 (7.6%)
  • April18 (6.8%)
  • May27 (10%)
  • June21 (8%)
  • July20 (7.6%)
  • August28 (11%)
  • September23 (8.7%)
  • October24 (9.1%)
  • November22 (8.4%)
  • December20 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (69%)
  • Wet or damp76 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph93 (35%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (3%)
  • 60 mph112 (43%)
  • 70 mph35 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (15%)
  • Van occupant27 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3%)
  • 16 to 2045 (12%)
  • 21 to 2534 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3555 (15%)
  • 36 to 4547 (13%)
  • 46 to 5546 (13%)
  • 56 to 6555 (15%)
  • 66 to 7534 (9.3%)
  • Over 7523 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (74%)
  • Passenger72 (20%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (70%)
  • Motorcycle53 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had the 138th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Breckland in 2024

Thetford Castle, Breckland, IP24 2HT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Breckland in 2024, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 2024

The A11 had the most collisions in Breckland in 2024: 28, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11284007
2ndA10752739110
3rdA47223515
4thA134172203
5thA1066131833
6thB1108121525
7thA1065101304
8thB107781305
9thA106761200
10thB11465903
11thB11073602
12thB11103401
13thB11132401
14thB11452201
15thB11111100
16thB11351100

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 2024

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 2024: 25.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 2024

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 2024: 56.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 2024, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years