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Broadland road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 198 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 2021, and 275 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2020 (181), and casualties rose from 259.

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

Collisions in 2021
198
Up 9% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
275
Up 6% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 2021

1% of collisions in Broadland in 2021 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious4020%
  • Slight15679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4617%
  • Slight22783%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 198, up 9% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 198
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday32 (16%)
  • Thursday35 (18%)
  • Friday35 (18%)
  • Saturday18 (9.1%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (1.5%)
  • February7 (3.5%)
  • March14 (7.1%)
  • April17 (8.6%)
  • May9 (4.5%)
  • June26 (13%)
  • July25 (13%)
  • August26 (13%)
  • September14 (7.1%)
  • October19 (9.6%)
  • November18 (9.1%)
  • December20 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (79%)
  • Wet or damp40 (20%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph66 (33%)
  • 40 mph21 (11%)
  • 50 mph22 (11%)
  • 60 mph69 (35%)
  • 70 mph13 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (81%)
  • Roundabout21 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant184 (67%)
  • Cyclist25 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (8%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2026 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2523 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3561 (22%)
  • 36 to 4535 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (16%)
  • 56 to 6529 (11%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7.3%)
  • Over 7518 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider203 (74%)
  • Passenger55 (20%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car293 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broadland in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 2021.

Collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
169th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Broadland in 2021

Hellesdon South East, Broadland, NR6 5BG area and Hellesdon South East, Broadland, NR6 6LL area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Broadland in 2021, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 2021

The A140 and A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 2021, with 23 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA140233405
2ndA47234116
3rdA1067182203
4thA1270121300
5thA1042111602
6thA1151111401
7thB114991302
8thB115091513
9thA10641400
10thA12421101
11thB11401100
12thB11451100

Towns in Broadland: crashes in 2021

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland in 2021: 56.

Postcode districts in Broadland: crashes in 2021

NR13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland in 2021: 54.

Latest crashes in Broadland in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 2021, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years