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Broadland road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 2017, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2016 (232), and casualties rose from 315.

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

Collisions in 2017
239
Up 3% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
348
Up 10% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 2017

0.8% of collisions in Broadland in 2017 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4418%
  • Slight19381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4513%
  • Slight30186%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 239, up 3% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (21%)
  • Tuesday25 (10%)
  • Wednesday43 (18%)
  • Thursday26 (11%)
  • Friday37 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.4%)
  • February21 (8.8%)
  • March22 (9.2%)
  • April15 (6.3%)
  • May23 (9.6%)
  • June10 (4.2%)
  • July20 (8.4%)
  • August21 (8.8%)
  • September20 (8.4%)
  • October20 (8.4%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December20 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds180 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (67%)
  • Wet or damp71 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph88 (37%)
  • 40 mph22 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph29 (12%)
  • 60 mph82 (34%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (73%)
  • Cyclist30 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian15 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2037 (11%)
  • 21 to 2548 (14%)
  • 26 to 3563 (18%)
  • 36 to 4552 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (7.8%)
  • Over 7526 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (71%)
  • Passenger87 (25%)
  • Pedestrian15 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car375 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broadland in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 2017.

Collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Broadland in 2017

Hellesdon South East, Broadland, NR6 6LL area and Sprowston Central, Broadland, NR7 8QA area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Broadland in 2017, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 2017

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 2017: 40, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47406815
2ndA140243103
3rdA115191201
4thB135482211
5thA10677801
6thB115071001
7thB114961200
8thA10425700
9thB11454702
10thA12423500
11thA10642401
12thB11402401
13thA1471100
14thA171200

Towns in Broadland: crashes in 2017

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland in 2017: 72.

Postcode districts in Broadland: crashes in 2017

NR13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland in 2017: 67.

Latest crashes in Broadland in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 2017, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years