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Broadland road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 2012, and 311 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2011 (258), and casualties fell from 347.

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

Collisions in 2012
240
Down 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
311
Down 10% on 2011
Fatal collisions
6
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 2012

2.5% of collisions in Broadland in 2012 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.5%
  • Serious4017%
  • Slight19481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious4514%
  • Slight26084%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 240, down 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 240
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (17%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday40 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.8%)
  • February20 (8.3%)
  • March23 (9.6%)
  • April21 (8.8%)
  • May21 (8.8%)
  • June22 (9.2%)
  • July13 (5.4%)
  • August22 (9.2%)
  • September14 (5.8%)
  • October25 (10%)
  • November20 (8.3%)
  • December18 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (12%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (63%)
  • Wet or damp86 (36%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph107 (45%)
  • 40 mph27 (11%)
  • 50 mph13 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph83 (35%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway221 (92%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (12%)
  • Cyclist32 (10%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2047 (15%)
  • 21 to 2534 (11%)
  • 26 to 3556 (18%)
  • 36 to 4548 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.4%)
  • Over 7515 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (74%)
  • Passenger52 (17%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car329 (74%)
  • Motorcycle38 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broadland in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Broadland ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 2012.

Collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Broadland in 2012

Sprowston East, Broadland, NR7 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Broadland in 2012, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 2012

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 2012: 21, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47212611
2ndA1151182604
3rdA140172415
4thA1067151801
5thA1042141802
6thB1149142603
7thB11508923
8thB11407802
9thB11454611
10thA10643401
11thA12422400
12thB13542201

Towns in Broadland: crashes in 2012

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland in 2012: 69.

Postcode districts in Broadland: crashes in 2012

NR10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland in 2012: 55.

Latest crashes in Broadland in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 2012, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2012.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years