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Broadland road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 322 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 1985, and 466 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1984 (387), and casualties fell from 544.

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

Collisions in 1985
322
Down 17% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
466
Down 14% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
45% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 1985

2.5% of collisions in Broadland in 1985 were fatal and 45% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious14445%
  • Slight17053%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious18941%
  • Slight26757%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 322, down 17% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (12%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (8.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.2%)
  • February13 (4%)
  • March18 (5.6%)
  • April19 (5.9%)
  • May29 (9%)
  • June31 (9.6%)
  • July37 (11%)
  • August37 (11%)
  • September26 (8.1%)
  • October32 (9.9%)
  • November33 (10%)
  • December27 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (54%)
  • Wet or damp123 (38%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5.9%)
  • Snow7 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph99 (31%)
  • 40 mph44 (14%)
  • 60 mph178 (55%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (98%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (26%)
  • Cyclist33 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian21 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20152 (33%)
  • 21 to 2572 (15%)
  • 26 to 3579 (17%)
  • 36 to 4542 (9%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.1%)
  • Over 758 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (67%)
  • Passenger135 (29%)
  • Pedestrian21 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car372 (64%)
  • Motorcycle116 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broadland in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 1985.

Collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
281st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 1985

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 1985: 57, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA475792225
2ndA1403762115
3rdA10672936310
4thA11512335011
5thB1140151817
6thB1145101406
7thB115091205
8thB135481414
9thB114971003
10thB14575602
11thA10643701

Towns in Broadland: crashes in 1985

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland in 1985: 96.

Postcode districts in Broadland: crashes in 1985

NR13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland in 1985: 89.

Latest crashes in Broadland in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 1985, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years