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Broadland road accidents in 1982: crash statistics

Collisions in 1982
328
Down 4% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
466
Down 14% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 1982

3% of collisions in Broadland in 1982 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103%
  • Serious13942%
  • Slight17955%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious17337%
  • Slight28361%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 328, down 4% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday44 (13%)
  • Saturday52 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.1%)
  • February15 (4.6%)
  • March26 (7.9%)
  • April22 (6.7%)
  • May28 (8.5%)
  • June30 (9.1%)
  • July19 (5.8%)
  • August35 (11%)
  • September27 (8.2%)
  • October28 (8.5%)
  • November42 (13%)
  • December36 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (4.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (60%)
  • Wet or damp112 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (5.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph118 (36%)
  • 40 mph33 (10%)
  • 60 mph176 (54%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (24%)
  • Cyclist50 (11%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20143 (31%)
  • 21 to 2544 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3576 (16%)
  • 36 to 4556 (12%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.6%)
  • Over 7514 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (66%)
  • Passenger125 (27%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car358 (60%)
  • Motorcycle111 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Broadland ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 1982.

Collisions
297th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
203rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 1982

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 1982: 53, including 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA475377023
2ndA1403562318
3rdB11502640210
4thA1067223624
5thA1151131908
6thB1140101607
7thB114981302
8thB13547703
9thB11456604
10thB14576602
11thA10643500
12thA401201

Latest crashes in Broadland in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 1982, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years