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Broadland road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 372 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 1998, and 517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1997 (371), and casualties fell from 566.

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

Collisions in 1998
372
Level with 1997
Casualties in 1998
517
Down 9% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 1998

2.4% of collisions in Broadland in 1998 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious7119%
  • Slight29278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious8817%
  • Slight41881%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 372, level with 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday60 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.3%)
  • February20 (5.4%)
  • March34 (9.1%)
  • April19 (5.1%)
  • May30 (8.1%)
  • June23 (6.2%)
  • July36 (9.7%)
  • August37 (9.9%)
  • September36 (9.7%)
  • October33 (8.9%)
  • November50 (13%)
  • December27 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (58%)
  • Wet or damp135 (36%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph109 (29%)
  • 40 mph54 (15%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph188 (51%)
  • 70 mph16 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant362 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (12%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2080 (15%)
  • 21 to 2555 (11%)
  • 26 to 35110 (21%)
  • 36 to 4571 (14%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.7%)
  • Over 7522 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (68%)
  • Passenger141 (27%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car537 (76%)
  • Motorcycle60 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broadland in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 1998.

Collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
191st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 1998

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 1998: 54, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA475479312
2ndA140498739
3rdA1067294305
4thB1150172514
5thA1151141902
6thB1140141703
7thB1149142101
8thA1042131303
9thB114581001
10thB13548802
11thA10643500
12thA10621100
13thB11511200

Towns in Broadland: crashes in 1998

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland in 1998: 91.

Postcode districts in Broadland: crashes in 1998

NR13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland in 1998: 98.

Latest crashes in Broadland in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 1998, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years