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Broadland road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 382 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 1987, and 550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1986 (402), and casualties fell from 583.

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

Collisions in 1987
382
Down 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
550
Down 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
11
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 1987

2.9% of collisions in Broadland in 1987 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious13836%
  • Slight23361%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious17933%
  • Slight35965%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 382, down 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (16%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.3%)
  • February20 (5.2%)
  • March28 (7.3%)
  • April19 (5%)
  • May28 (7.3%)
  • June36 (9.4%)
  • July49 (13%)
  • August29 (7.6%)
  • September38 (9.9%)
  • October36 (9.4%)
  • November40 (10%)
  • December35 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (16%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Other9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (54%)
  • Wet or damp155 (41%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph135 (35%)
  • 40 mph44 (12%)
  • 60 mph199 (52%)
  • 70 mph4 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (97%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant342 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (21%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20150 (27%)
  • 21 to 2586 (16%)
  • 26 to 3580 (15%)
  • 36 to 4558 (11%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.6%)
  • Over 7517 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (66%)
  • Passenger156 (28%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car470 (66%)
  • Motorcycle112 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broadland in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 1987.

Collisions
248th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 1987

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 1987: 45, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA474568315
2ndA1403965318
3rdA1151304615
4thA10672939014
5thB1140203007
6thB1150202807
7thB1149153106
8thB114571103
9thB13546602
10thB14576703
11thA10643300

Towns in Broadland: crashes in 1987

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland in 1987: 112.

Postcode districts in Broadland: crashes in 1987

NR13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland in 1987: 81.

Latest crashes in Broadland in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 1987, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years