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Broadland road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 1979, and 566 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,120 collisions in Broadland.

Collisions in 1979
393
Casualties in 1979
566
Fatal collisions
14
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 1979

3.6% of collisions in Broadland in 1979 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.6%
  • Serious16341%
  • Slight21655%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.8%
  • Serious20636%
  • Slight34461%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 393.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (17%)
  • Wednesday49 (12%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (10%)
  • February20 (5.1%)
  • March26 (6.6%)
  • April31 (7.9%)
  • May34 (8.7%)
  • June36 (9.2%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August33 (8.4%)
  • September19 (4.8%)
  • October27 (6.9%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December43 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (53%)
  • Wet or damp134 (34%)
  • Frost or ice37 (9.4%)
  • Snow11 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph137 (35%)
  • 40 mph36 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph219 (56%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (99%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (21%)
  • Cyclist51 (9%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant32 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20150 (27%)
  • 21 to 2564 (11%)
  • 26 to 3574 (13%)
  • 36 to 4557 (10%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6551 (9%)
  • 66 to 7539 (6.9%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (61%)
  • Passenger176 (31%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car389 (56%)
  • Motorcycle111 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (6.2%)
  • Other vehicle27 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.2%)
  • Minibus8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Broadland ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 1979.

Collisions
258th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 1979

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 1979: 62, including 5 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA476299530
2ndA1403247114
3rdA1067294207
4thA11512638311
5thB1150233018
6thB11491637010
7thB1140121617
8thB135491003
9thB114581103
10thB14575511
11thA10642202

Latest crashes in Broadland in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 1979, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years