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Broadland road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 1980, and 494 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1979 (393), and casualties fell from 566.

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

Collisions in 1980
334
Down 15% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
494
Down 13% on 1979
Fatal collisions
9
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 1980

2.7% of collisions in Broadland in 1980 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious12838%
  • Slight19759%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious16533%
  • Slight31965%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 334, down 15% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (10%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (16%)
  • Thursday38 (11%)
  • Friday56 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (19%)
  • Sunday42 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.2%)
  • February28 (8.4%)
  • March18 (5.4%)
  • April27 (8.1%)
  • May27 (8.1%)
  • June30 (9%)
  • July28 (8.4%)
  • August38 (11%)
  • September20 (6%)
  • October41 (12%)
  • November27 (8.1%)
  • December26 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (60%)
  • Wet or damp116 (35%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph116 (35%)
  • 40 mph33 (9.9%)
  • 60 mph129 (39%)
  • 70 mph56 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (98%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.5%)
  • 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 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (24%)
  • Cyclist42 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20154 (31%)
  • 21 to 2555 (11%)
  • 26 to 3572 (15%)
  • 36 to 4538 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6540 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.1%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (65%)
  • Passenger147 (30%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car363 (60%)
  • Motorcycle109 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Broadland ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 1980.

Collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
226th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 1980

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 1980: 45, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA474575216
2ndA1067345638
3rdA140293707
4thB11502335011
5thB1140152707
6thA1151132006
7thB1149111515
8thB1354111625
9thB1145101204
10thA10643401
11thB14572201

Latest crashes in Broadland in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 1980, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1980.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years