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Broadland road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 1997, and 566 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1996 (348), and casualties rose from 501.

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

Collisions in 1997
371
Up 7% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
566
Up 13% on 1996
Fatal collisions
9
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 1997

2.4% of collisions in Broadland in 1997 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious8423%
  • Slight27875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious10919%
  • Slight44879%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 371, up 7% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (17%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (18%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.7%)
  • February41 (11%)
  • March28 (7.5%)
  • April35 (9.4%)
  • May22 (5.9%)
  • June32 (8.6%)
  • July28 (7.5%)
  • August34 (9.2%)
  • September34 (9.2%)
  • October31 (8.4%)
  • November31 (8.4%)
  • December30 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Other14 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (60%)
  • Wet or damp138 (37%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph120 (32%)
  • 40 mph52 (14%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph188 (51%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout11 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant416 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2084 (15%)
  • 21 to 2565 (11%)
  • 26 to 35101 (18%)
  • 36 to 4581 (14%)
  • 46 to 5562 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.1%)
  • Over 7520 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider378 (67%)
  • Passenger154 (27%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car557 (78%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broadland in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 1997.

Collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 1997

The A140 had the most collisions in Broadland in 1997: 47, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1404786212
2ndA1067314115
3rdA47315815
4thB1150243106
5thB1140233305
6thA1151173115
7thB1149172603
8thA1042121503
9thB1145101512
10thB135471301
11thA12425511
12thA10641100
13thA1481100

Towns in Broadland: crashes in 1997

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland in 1997: 101.

Postcode districts in Broadland: crashes in 1997

NR13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland in 1997: 83.

Latest crashes in Broadland in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 1997, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years