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Broadland road accidents in 1981: crash statistics

Police recorded 342 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 1981, and 541 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (334), and casualties rose from 494.

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

Collisions in 1981
342
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
541
Up 10% on 1980
Fatal collisions
13
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 1981

3.8% of collisions in Broadland in 1981 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.8%
  • Serious14442%
  • Slight18554%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.1%
  • Serious20638%
  • Slight31859%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 342, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (11%)
  • Tuesday43 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday64 (19%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.3%)
  • February20 (5.8%)
  • March18 (5.3%)
  • April27 (7.9%)
  • May26 (7.6%)
  • June30 (8.8%)
  • July42 (12%)
  • August37 (11%)
  • September33 (9.6%)
  • October25 (7.3%)
  • November34 (9.9%)
  • December25 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (58%)
  • Wet or damp116 (34%)
  • Frost or ice20 (5.8%)
  • Snow7 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph116 (34%)
  • 40 mph37 (11%)
  • 60 mph188 (55%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (99%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (22%)
  • Cyclist48 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20162 (30%)
  • 21 to 2546 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3594 (17%)
  • 36 to 4563 (12%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.4%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (60%)
  • Passenger182 (34%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car394 (63%)
  • Motorcycle114 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Broadland ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 1981.

Collisions
287th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
187th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 1981

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 1981: 65, including 2 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4765143233
2ndA1151304037
3rdA1402940411
4thB11502342011
5thA10672136010
6thB1149162717
7thB114091304
8thB13548804
9thA10647804
10thB11455501
11thB14574500

Latest crashes in Broadland in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 1981, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years