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Broadland road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 1986, and 583 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 1985 (322), and casualties rose from 466.

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

Collisions in 1986
402
Up 25% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
583
Up 25% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 1986

2.5% of collisions in Broadland in 1986 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious14636%
  • Slight24661%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious17730%
  • Slight39668%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 402, up 25% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (13%)
  • Friday64 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (12%)
  • Sunday58 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6%)
  • February24 (6%)
  • March27 (6.7%)
  • April30 (7.5%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June30 (7.5%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August33 (8.2%)
  • September30 (7.5%)
  • October44 (11%)
  • November38 (9.5%)
  • December41 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (57%)
  • Wet or damp143 (36%)
  • Frost or ice26 (6.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph130 (32%)
  • 40 mph59 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph210 (52%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway388 (97%)
  • Roundabout8 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (23%)
  • Cyclist50 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20175 (30%)
  • 21 to 2587 (15%)
  • 26 to 3571 (12%)
  • 36 to 4562 (11%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (62%)
  • Passenger181 (31%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car474 (64%)
  • Motorcycle136 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broadland in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 1986.

Collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 1986

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 1986: 64, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA476498123
2ndA1404184010
3rdA10673152114
4thA11512730010
5thB1140183315
6thB1354141607
7thB1149121614
8thB1150121504
9thB114571005
10thB14576805
11thA10642300
12thA10651101

Towns in Broadland: crashes in 1986

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland in 1986: 131.

Postcode districts in Broadland: crashes in 1986

NR13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland in 1986: 87.

Latest crashes in Broadland in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 1986, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years