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Broadland road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 348 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 1996, and 501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1995 (328), and casualties fell from 512.

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

Collisions in 1996
348
Up 6% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
501
Down 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 1996

2.3% of collisions in Broadland in 1996 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious9126%
  • Slight24972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious11423%
  • Slight37976%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 348, up 6% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (11%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday62 (18%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.5%)
  • February34 (9.8%)
  • March29 (8.3%)
  • April20 (5.7%)
  • May19 (5.5%)
  • June18 (5.2%)
  • July30 (8.6%)
  • August27 (7.8%)
  • September28 (8%)
  • October36 (10%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December39 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Fog or mist14 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other21 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (58%)
  • Wet or damp120 (34%)
  • Frost or ice18 (5.2%)
  • Snow9 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph123 (35%)
  • 40 mph45 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph158 (45%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant360 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist41 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2072 (14%)
  • 21 to 2575 (15%)
  • 26 to 3599 (20%)
  • 36 to 4558 (12%)
  • 46 to 5553 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.6%)
  • Over 7514 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider340 (68%)
  • Passenger132 (26%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car510 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broadland in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 1996.

Collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 1996

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 1996: 40, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA474071213
2ndA1403355013
3rdA1067284115
4thA1151223405
5thB1150152004
6thA1042131501
7thB1149131812
8thB114081103
9thB135471013
10thB11455800
11thA10643501
12thA12423301

Towns in Broadland: crashes in 1996

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland in 1996: 86.

Postcode districts in Broadland: crashes in 1996

NR13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland in 1996: 89.

Latest crashes in Broadland in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 1996, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years