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Broadland road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 1984, and 544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1983 (346), and casualties rose from 499.

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

Collisions in 1984
387
Up 12% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
544
Up 9% on 1983
Fatal collisions
11
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 1984

2.8% of collisions in Broadland in 1984 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious15841%
  • Slight21856%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious19636%
  • Slight33762%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 387, up 12% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (17%)
  • Friday53 (14%)
  • Saturday74 (19%)
  • Sunday36 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.5%)
  • February23 (5.9%)
  • March17 (4.4%)
  • April27 (7%)
  • May33 (8.5%)
  • June38 (9.8%)
  • July29 (7.5%)
  • August34 (8.8%)
  • September45 (12%)
  • October37 (9.6%)
  • November35 (9%)
  • December36 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (4.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (63%)
  • Wet or damp124 (32%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph118 (30%)
  • 40 mph48 (12%)
  • 60 mph216 (56%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway373 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist152 (28%)
  • Cyclist58 (11%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20163 (30%)
  • 21 to 2575 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (11%)
  • 36 to 4555 (10%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5%)
  • Over 7519 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (67%)
  • Passenger141 (26%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car406 (57%)
  • Motorcycle155 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broadland in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Broadland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Broadland ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 1984.

Collisions
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 1984

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 1984: 49, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA474982212
2ndA10673340019
3rdA1403049115
4thA1151192908
5thB1149183419
6thB1150182307
7thB1140172215
8thB1354142407
9thB114581505
10thA10647802
11thB14574501
12thB2831101

Towns in Broadland: crashes in 1984

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland in 1984: 110.

Postcode districts in Broadland: crashes in 1984

NR13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland in 1984: 96.

Latest crashes in Broadland in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 1984, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years