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Broadland road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 280 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 2009, and 389 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2008 (301), and casualties fell from 423.

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

Collisions in 2009
280
Down 7% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
389
Down 8% on 2008
Fatal collisions
9
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 2009

3.2% of collisions in Broadland in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.2%
  • Serious3713%
  • Slight23484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight33887%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 2009 is highlighted, with 280, down 7% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (8.9%)
  • Tuesday48 (17%)
  • Wednesday56 (20%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday44 (16%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.9%)
  • February26 (9.3%)
  • March24 (8.6%)
  • April24 (8.6%)
  • May18 (6.4%)
  • June24 (8.6%)
  • July28 (10%)
  • August23 (8.2%)
  • September21 (7.5%)
  • October19 (6.8%)
  • November24 (8.6%)
  • December27 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds224 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (64%)
  • Wet or damp88 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.2%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph106 (38%)
  • 40 mph45 (16%)
  • 50 mph19 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph94 (34%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (88%)
  • Roundabout22 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (13%)
  • Cyclist30 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2065 (17%)
  • 21 to 2548 (12%)
  • 26 to 3575 (19%)
  • 36 to 4563 (16%)
  • 46 to 5542 (11%)
  • 56 to 6542 (11%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.1%)
  • Over 7513 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (72%)
  • Passenger85 (22%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (73%)
  • Motorcycle54 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broadland in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2009.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Broadland in 2009

Old Catton and Sprowston West, Broadland, NR6 7AH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Broadland in 2009, with 12 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 2009

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 2009: 24, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47244113
2ndA1042232611
3rdA140213412
4thA1151192120
5thA1067182503
6thB1140131811
7thB1150121502
8thB11457802
9thB11497903
10thA12425600
11thB13544400

Towns in Broadland: crashes in 2009

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland in 2009: 81.

Postcode districts in Broadland: crashes in 2009

NR13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland in 2009: 71.

Latest crashes in Broadland in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 2009, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years