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Breckland road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Breckland in 2025, and 402 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2024 (263), and casualties rose from 365.

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

Collisions in 2025
297
Up 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
402
Up 10% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Breckland in 2025

1.7% of collisions in Breckland in 2025 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.4% and 26% in Breckland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious8830%
  • Slight20469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious9925%
  • Slight29874%

Breckland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Breckland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 541 in 1988. 2025 is highlighted, with 297, up 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (16%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.8%)
  • February15 (5.1%)
  • March27 (9.1%)
  • April24 (8.1%)
  • May25 (8.4%)
  • June16 (5.4%)
  • July32 (11%)
  • August29 (9.8%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October17 (5.7%)
  • November25 (8.4%)
  • December30 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (68%)
  • Wet or damp85 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (5.1%)
  • 30 mph94 (32%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph17 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph132 (44%)
  • 70 mph29 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Breckland in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (11%)
  • Van occupant40 (10%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2054 (13%)
  • 21 to 2538 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4554 (13%)
  • 46 to 5547 (12%)
  • 56 to 6552 (13%)
  • 66 to 7528 (7%)
  • Over 7530 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (72%)
  • Passenger83 (21%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (12%)
  • Motorcycle45 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Breckland in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Breckland had the 110th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Breckland in 2025

Thetford Castle, Breckland, IP24 2HT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Breckland in 2025, with 11 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Breckland with the most crashes in 2025

The A11 had the most collisions in Breckland in 2025: 27, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Breckland, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112741010
2ndA47202719
3rdA1075182702
4thA1065121903
5thB1077121503
6thA134111503
7thA106691104
8thB110891303
9thB114681101
10thA106771403
11thB11117802
12thB11357903
13thA11225702
14thB11455711
15thB11074503
16thB11103601
17thA10882200
18thB11132201

Towns in Breckland: crashes in 2025

Thetford had the most collisions of any town in Breckland in 2025: 28.

Postcode districts in Breckland: crashes in 2025

IP24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Breckland in 2025: 74.

Latest crashes in Breckland in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Breckland in 2025, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Breckland road accidents in other years