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Broadland road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 340 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 2007, and 481 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2006 (315), and casualties rose from 450.

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

Collisions in 2007
340
Up 8% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
481
Up 7% on 2006
Fatal collisions
8
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 2007

2.4% of collisions in Broadland in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight28684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious5511%
  • Slight41787%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 340, up 8% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (16%)
  • Tuesday57 (17%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday36 (11%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.7%)
  • February25 (7.4%)
  • March28 (8.2%)
  • April24 (7.1%)
  • May37 (11%)
  • June26 (7.6%)
  • July19 (5.6%)
  • August28 (8.2%)
  • September32 (9.4%)
  • October17 (5%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December32 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Other13 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (62%)
  • Wet or damp122 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph121 (36%)
  • 40 mph38 (11%)
  • 50 mph41 (12%)
  • 60 mph125 (37%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway310 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.8%)
  • 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 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant358 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (10%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20115 (24%)
  • 21 to 2536 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 3576 (16%)
  • 36 to 4570 (15%)
  • 46 to 5552 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.4%)
  • Over 7524 (5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (70%)
  • Passenger123 (26%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car490 (76%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broadland in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 2007.

Collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Broadland in 2007

Drayton North, Broadland, NR10 3AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Broadland in 2007, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 2007

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 2007: 41, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA474163210
2ndA1067222911
3rdA140223804
4thA1042212803
5thA1151182304
6thB1140162112
7thB1150111910
8thB114981200
9thB13545701
10thB11454510
11thA10642200
12thA12422400
13thB11511100

Towns in Broadland: crashes in 2007

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland in 2007: 96.

Postcode districts in Broadland: crashes in 2007

NR13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland in 2007: 88.

Latest crashes in Broadland in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years