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Broadland road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 230 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 2015, and 312 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2014 (262), and casualties fell from 382.

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

Collisions in 2015
230
Down 12% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
312
Down 18% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 2015

1.7% of collisions in Broadland in 2015 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious3817%
  • Slight18882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious4916%
  • Slight25983%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 230, down 12% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (16%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (14%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (11%)
  • February23 (10%)
  • March18 (7.8%)
  • April11 (4.8%)
  • May14 (6.1%)
  • June25 (11%)
  • July23 (10%)
  • August13 (5.7%)
  • September13 (5.7%)
  • October28 (12%)
  • November21 (9.1%)
  • December16 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (69%)
  • Wet or damp66 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph99 (43%)
  • 40 mph28 (12%)
  • 50 mph24 (10%)
  • 60 mph67 (29%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (63%)
  • Cyclist34 (11%)
  • Pedestrian33 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2036 (12%)
  • 21 to 2534 (11%)
  • 26 to 3551 (16%)
  • 36 to 4551 (16%)
  • 46 to 5549 (16%)
  • 56 to 6535 (11%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.1%)
  • Over 7517 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (69%)
  • Passenger64 (21%)
  • Pedestrian33 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car314 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broadland in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 2015.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Broadland in 2015

Hellesdon South East, Broadland, NR6 5BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Broadland in 2015, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 2015

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 2015: 29, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47295104
2ndA1042212202
3rdA140202813
4thA1067172414
5thB1150111511
6thA115181201
7thB114981101
8thB11404702
9thB11453600
10thB13543400
11thA12422200
12thB11081101

Towns in Broadland: crashes in 2015

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland in 2015: 74.

Postcode districts in Broadland: crashes in 2015

NR13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland in 2015: 56.

Latest crashes in Broadland in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2015.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years