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Broadland road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 232 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 2016, and 315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2015 (230), and casualties rose from 312.

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

Collisions in 2016
232
Up 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
315
Up 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 2016

1.7% of collisions in Broadland in 2016 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious4319%
  • Slight18580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious5217%
  • Slight25882%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 232, up 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (16%)
  • Wednesday24 (10%)
  • Thursday34 (15%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (16%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (9.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.6%)
  • February12 (5.2%)
  • March14 (6%)
  • April16 (6.9%)
  • May20 (8.6%)
  • June12 (5.2%)
  • July39 (17%)
  • August30 (13%)
  • September23 (9.9%)
  • October19 (8.2%)
  • November15 (6.5%)
  • December12 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Other6 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (6.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (67%)
  • Wet or damp73 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph85 (37%)
  • 40 mph30 (13%)
  • 50 mph23 (9.9%)
  • 60 mph76 (33%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway192 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (6.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (14%)
  • Cyclist25 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 155 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2041 (13%)
  • 21 to 2533 (10%)
  • 26 to 3567 (21%)
  • 36 to 4555 (17%)
  • 46 to 5544 (14%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (7.3%)
  • Over 7515 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider234 (74%)
  • Passenger62 (20%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (74%)
  • Motorcycle45 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broadland in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 2016.

Collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Broadland in 2016

Hellesdon South East, Broadland, NR6 6LL area and Thorpe St Andrew South East, Broadland, NR7 0GE area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Broadland in 2016, with 12 collisions each.

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 2016

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 2016: 40, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47406217
2ndA140192924
3rdA1042141802
4thA1067132002
5thB1149111413
6thB11407801
7thB11457802
8thB11507801
9thB135471202
10thA11513400
11thA10642701
12thA12422201
13thA11491100
14thA12701100
15thA1431101

Towns in Broadland: crashes in 2016

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland in 2016: 74.

Postcode districts in Broadland: crashes in 2016

NR13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland in 2016: 68.

Latest crashes in Broadland in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 2016, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years