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Broadland road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 301 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 2008, and 423 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2007 (340), and casualties fell from 481.

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

Collisions in 2008
301
Down 11% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
423
Down 12% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 2008

1.3% of collisions in Broadland in 2008 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5418%
  • Slight24381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5814%
  • Slight36185%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 301, down 11% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (18%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (14%)
  • Friday45 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8%)
  • February23 (7.6%)
  • March27 (9%)
  • April23 (7.6%)
  • May24 (8%)
  • June21 (7%)
  • July22 (7.3%)
  • August23 (7.6%)
  • September32 (11%)
  • October26 (8.6%)
  • November36 (12%)
  • December20 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (60%)
  • Wet or damp110 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.3%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph106 (35%)
  • 40 mph41 (14%)
  • 50 mph26 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph111 (37%)
  • 70 mph15 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (88%)
  • Roundabout18 (6%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.6%)
  • 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 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (12%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2095 (22%)
  • 21 to 2544 (10%)
  • 26 to 3575 (18%)
  • 36 to 4567 (16%)
  • 46 to 5552 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.5%)
  • Over 7517 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (75%)
  • Passenger86 (20%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car457 (77%)
  • Motorcycle53 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broadland in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 2008.

Collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Broadland in 2008

Drayton North, Broadland, NR10 3AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Broadland in 2008, with 12 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 2008

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 2008: 34, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47345515
2ndA1067243204
3rdA140244709
4thA1042202701
5thA1151141912
6thB1149131703
7thB115091011
8thB13548902
9thB11405704
10thA10642200
11thA12422201
12thB11452200

Towns in Broadland: crashes in 2008

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland in 2008: 76.

Postcode districts in Broadland: crashes in 2008

NR10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland in 2008: 74.

Latest crashes in Broadland in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 2008, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years