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Broadland road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 407 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 2001, and 625 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2000 (368), and casualties rose from 550.

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

Collisions in 2001
407
Up 11% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
625
Up 14% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 2001

1.5% of collisions in Broadland in 2001 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious8421%
  • Slight31778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious10417%
  • Slight51582%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 407, up 11% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (11%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (19%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.8%)
  • February27 (6.6%)
  • March36 (8.8%)
  • April39 (9.6%)
  • May32 (7.9%)
  • June42 (10%)
  • July31 (7.6%)
  • August35 (8.6%)
  • September37 (9.1%)
  • October26 (6.4%)
  • November38 (9.3%)
  • December28 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (58%)
  • Wet or damp158 (39%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph146 (36%)
  • 40 mph57 (14%)
  • 50 mph22 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph174 (43%)
  • 70 mph8 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (92%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant478 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (9%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4%)
  • 16 to 2090 (14%)
  • 21 to 2569 (11%)
  • 26 to 35122 (20%)
  • 36 to 4593 (15%)
  • 46 to 5574 (12%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.5%)
  • Over 7535 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider424 (68%)
  • Passenger170 (27%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car614 (79%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broadland in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Broadland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Broadland ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 2001.

Collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Broadland in 2001

Acle, Broadland, NR13 3JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Broadland in 2001, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 2001

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 2001: 45, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA474580114
2ndA1067416527
3rdA140336307
4thB1150223604
5thA1042212503
6thA1151162003
7thB1140162202
8thB1149142107
9thB1354132526
10thB1145101102
11thA12427700
12thA10644601
13thA111200
14thB11051200

Towns in Broadland: crashes in 2001

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland in 2001: 89.

Postcode districts in Broadland: crashes in 2001

NR13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland in 2001: 105.

Latest crashes in Broadland in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 2001, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years