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Broadland road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 246 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 2018, and 338 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2017 (239), and casualties fell from 348.

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

Collisions in 2018
246
Up 3% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
338
Down 3% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 2018

0.8% of collisions in Broadland in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4217%
  • Slight20282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight29086%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 2018 is highlighted, with 246, up 3% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (15%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday31 (13%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (10%)
  • February22 (8.9%)
  • March10 (4.1%)
  • April17 (6.9%)
  • May16 (6.5%)
  • June22 (8.9%)
  • July32 (13%)
  • August19 (7.7%)
  • September19 (7.7%)
  • October24 (9.8%)
  • November24 (9.8%)
  • December16 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds204 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (70%)
  • Wet or damp65 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph92 (37%)
  • 40 mph22 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph21 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph70 (28%)
  • 70 mph37 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway192 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (18%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (10%)
  • Cyclist25 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2043 (13%)
  • 21 to 2552 (15%)
  • 26 to 3560 (18%)
  • 36 to 4549 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (15%)
  • 56 to 6531 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.8%)
  • Over 7517 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (73%)
  • Passenger70 (21%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car376 (80%)
  • Motorcycle37 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broadland in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2018.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Broadland in 2018

Thorpe St Andrew South East, Broadland, NR7 0GE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Broadland in 2018, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 2018

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 2018: 35, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47356006
2ndA140213302
3rdA1270192202
4thB1150141900
5thA1067131804
6thA1042112101
7thB114981503
8thA11515701
9thA10643401
10thA12421101
11thB11401100
12thB11451100
13thB13541100

Towns in Broadland: crashes in 2018

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland in 2018: 65.

Postcode districts in Broadland: crashes in 2018

NR13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland in 2018: 72.

Latest crashes in Broadland in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 2018, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years