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Broadland road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 356 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 2002, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2001 (407), and casualties fell from 625.

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

Collisions in 2002
356
Down 13% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
516
Down 17% on 2001
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 2002

1.4% of collisions in Broadland in 2002 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious6117%
  • Slight29081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious8316%
  • Slight42582%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 2002 is highlighted, with 356, down 13% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (17%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday48 (13%)
  • Friday85 (24%)
  • Saturday36 (10%)
  • Sunday35 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7%)
  • February37 (10%)
  • March31 (8.7%)
  • April15 (4.2%)
  • May25 (7%)
  • June24 (6.7%)
  • July33 (9.3%)
  • August25 (7%)
  • September37 (10%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November31 (8.7%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (58%)
  • Wet or damp142 (40%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph115 (32%)
  • 40 mph53 (15%)
  • 50 mph21 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph150 (42%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2083 (16%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 3585 (16%)
  • 36 to 4580 (16%)
  • 46 to 5553 (10%)
  • 56 to 6543 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.4%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (67%)
  • Passenger144 (28%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car528 (77%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broadland in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 2002.

Collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Broadland in 2002

Hellesdon South East, Broadland, NR6 6LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Broadland in 2002, with 19 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 2002

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 2002: 48, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47488029
2ndA140345217
3rdA1067212602
4thB1149213703
5thA1151202305
6thA1042192401
7thB1140101802
8thB114591201
9thB115081314
10thA12426700
11thB13544701
12thA10621100
13thA10641100

Towns in Broadland: crashes in 2002

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland in 2002: 105.

Postcode districts in Broadland: crashes in 2002

NR13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland in 2002: 85.

Latest crashes in Broadland in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 2002, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years