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Broadland road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 447 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 1988, and 625 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1987 (382), and casualties rose from 550.

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

Collisions in 1988
447
Up 17% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
625
Up 14% on 1987
Fatal collisions
16
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 1988

3.6% of collisions in Broadland in 1988 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.6%
  • Serious12127%
  • Slight31069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.9%
  • Serious15024%
  • Slight45773%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 447, up 17% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (16%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.6%)
  • February27 (6%)
  • March31 (6.9%)
  • April25 (5.6%)
  • May42 (9.4%)
  • June30 (6.7%)
  • July46 (10%)
  • August40 (8.9%)
  • September40 (8.9%)
  • October44 (9.8%)
  • November42 (9.4%)
  • December46 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (57%)
  • Wet or damp164 (37%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph157 (35%)
  • 40 mph47 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph233 (52%)
  • 70 mph9 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway422 (94%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant364 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (22%)
  • Cyclist53 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20205 (33%)
  • 21 to 2585 (14%)
  • 26 to 3591 (15%)
  • 36 to 4575 (12%)
  • 46 to 5536 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (68%)
  • Passenger167 (27%)
  • Pedestrian36 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (65%)
  • Motorcycle138 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broadland in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 1988.

Collisions
222nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 1988

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 1988: 64, including 7 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4764116711
2ndB11503346111
3rdA1402946213
4thA1151263605
5thA1067243117
6thB1149243719
7thB1140172001
8thB114591202
9thB135491306
10thB14576602
11thA10642300

Towns in Broadland: crashes in 1988

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland in 1988: 135.

Postcode districts in Broadland: crashes in 1988

NR13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland in 1988: 112.

Latest crashes in Broadland in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 1988, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years