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Broadland road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 15,120 road traffic collisions in Broadland from 1979 to 2025, and 21,723 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 356 were fatal and 3,793 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 240 collisions, up 18% on 2024 (204), and casualties rose from 263 to 319.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
15,120
105th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
21,723
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
356
2.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
240
Up 18% on 2024

Crash severity in Broadland

2.4% of collisions in Broadland from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3562.4%
  • Serious3,79325%
  • Slight10,97173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3951.8%
  • Serious4,71522%
  • Slight16,61376%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. In 2025 there were 240, up 18% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 240
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025240319
2024204263
2023167240
2022224311
2021198275
2020181259
2019234341
2018246338
2017239348
2016232315
2015230312
2014262382
2013249371
2012240311
2011258347
2010225338
2009280389
2008301423
2007340481
2006315450
2005379542
2004389565
2003336478
2002356516
2001407625
2000368550
1999377561
1998372517
1997371566
1996348501
1995328512
1994353524
1993439615
1992436631
1991415600
1990456640
1989442633
1988447625
1987382550
1986402583
1985322466
1984387544
1983346499
1982328466
1981342541
1980334494
1979393566

When and where crashes happen in Broadland

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,127 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,144 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,256 (15%)
  • Thursday2,230 (15%)
  • Friday2,505 (17%)
  • Saturday2,081 (14%)
  • Sunday1,777 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59495 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59228 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,246 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,328 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,534 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,787 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,203 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,299 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,191 (7.9%)
  • February1,068 (7.1%)
  • March1,058 (7%)
  • April1,069 (7.1%)
  • May1,277 (8.4%)
  • June1,261 (8.3%)
  • July1,373 (9.1%)
  • August1,371 (9.1%)
  • September1,311 (8.7%)
  • October1,357 (9%)
  • November1,467 (9.7%)
  • December1,317 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,008 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,159 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,650 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown205 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit98 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,832 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,837 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds316 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist207 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds181 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds115 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds29 (0.2%)
  • Other481 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded122 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry9,288 (61%)
  • Wet or damp5,170 (34%)
  • Frost or ice473 (3.1%)
  • Snow130 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep38 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph149 (1%)
  • 30 mph5,225 (35%)
  • 40 mph1,894 (13%)
  • 50 mph658 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph6,367 (42%)
  • 70 mph827 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,760 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway742 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout518 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded47 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Broadland

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant14,261 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist3,176 (15%)
  • Cyclist1,651 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian1,322 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant591 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant284 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)200 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant86 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant77 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant42 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5339 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10652 (3%)
  • 11 to 151,127 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 204,437 (20%)
  • 21 to 252,728 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,647 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,721 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,163 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,662 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 751,114 (5.1%)
  • Over 75840 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded293 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider14,632 (67%)
  • Passenger5,769 (27%)
  • Pedestrian1,322 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car20,522 (72%)
  • Motorcycle3,174 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle1,704 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,295 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes957 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle298 (1%)
  • Bus or coach270 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car101 (0.4%)
  • Minibus99 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle61 (0.2%)
  • Other48 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Broadland

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Broadland

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Broadland ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had the 105th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
105th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
119th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
171st
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
244thRushcliffe15,26421,9624173,546
245thNorth Warwickshire15,22222,0903873,736
246thStaffordshire Moorlands15,13821,8953082,611
247thBroadland (this area)15,12021,7233563,793
248thBurnley15,05220,3191942,733
249thCrawley14,84918,9891692,208
250thChorley14,76521,7942773,154

Accident hotspots in Broadland

Hellesdon South East, Broadland, NR6 6LL area is the busiest accident hotspot in Broadland, with 276 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland from 1979 to 2025: 2,018, including 86 fatal and 504 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA472,0183,41286504
2ndA1401,3462,17249370
3rdA10671,1691,69033268
4thA11517221,01819172
5thB11507031,01720189
6thB114961397217166
7thA1042519657163
8thB114050171811135
9thB1354307438898
10thB1145282399482
11thA1270124146225
12thA1064110173232
13thA1242109147215
14thB14576678125
15thA10622200
16thA14022201
17thA402401
18thB11512300
19thB14402301
20thB2832201

Towns in Broadland

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland from 1979 to 2025: 3,881.

Postcode districts in Broadland

NR13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland from 1979 to 2025: 3,292.

Latest crashes in Broadland

Of the latest 24 crashes in Broadland, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity