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Broadland road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 1989, and 633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1988 (447), and casualties rose from 625.

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

Collisions in 1989
442
Down 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
633
Up 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 1989

1.6% of collisions in Broadland in 1989 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious14533%
  • Slight29066%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious18629%
  • Slight43969%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 442, down 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.6%)
  • February28 (6.3%)
  • March36 (8.1%)
  • April33 (7.5%)
  • May39 (8.8%)
  • June34 (7.7%)
  • July36 (8.1%)
  • August38 (8.6%)
  • September43 (9.7%)
  • October41 (9.3%)
  • November42 (9.5%)
  • December34 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (63%)
  • Wet or damp145 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (32%)
  • 40 mph54 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph235 (53%)
  • 70 mph9 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway423 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant402 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (20%)
  • Cyclist45 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20200 (32%)
  • 21 to 2581 (13%)
  • 26 to 3597 (15%)
  • 36 to 4561 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5541 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.3%)
  • Over 7518 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider412 (65%)
  • Passenger187 (30%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car581 (69%)
  • Motorcycle127 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broadland in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Broadland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Broadland ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 1989.

Collisions
236th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 1989

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 1989: 65, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4765115123
2ndA10673748110
3rdA1403245110
4thA1151284107
5thB1150273928
6thB1140152305
7thB1354142006
8thB1145111505
9thB1149111512
10thB14575501
11thA10641100
12thA401200

Towns in Broadland: crashes in 1989

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland in 1989: 128.

Postcode districts in Broadland: crashes in 1989

NR13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland in 1989: 92.

Latest crashes in Broadland in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 1989, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years