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Broadland road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 204 road traffic collisions in Broadland in 2024, and 263 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2023 (167), and casualties rose from 240.

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

Collisions in 2024
204
Up 22% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
263
Up 10% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Broadland in 2024

2% of collisions in Broadland in 2024 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.4% and 25% in Broadland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious5929%
  • Slight14169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious7027%
  • Slight18871%

Broadland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 204, up 22% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 204
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (20%)
  • Wednesday39 (19%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday23 (11%)
  • Saturday23 (11%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.3%)
  • February21 (10%)
  • March10 (4.9%)
  • April10 (4.9%)
  • May20 (9.8%)
  • June21 (10%)
  • July14 (6.9%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September18 (8.8%)
  • October15 (7.4%)
  • November20 (9.8%)
  • December13 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight154 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (66%)
  • Wet or damp66 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (4.9%)
  • 30 mph67 (33%)
  • 40 mph25 (12%)
  • 50 mph11 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph63 (31%)
  • 70 mph28 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (13%)
  • Roundabout16 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broadland in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant169 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (16%)
  • Pedestrian25 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (3%)
  • 16 to 2027 (10%)
  • 21 to 2522 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3543 (16%)
  • 36 to 4538 (14%)
  • 46 to 5531 (12%)
  • 56 to 6543 (16%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.5%)
  • Over 7516 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (70%)
  • Passenger53 (20%)
  • Pedestrian25 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car269 (74%)
  • Motorcycle40 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broadland in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broadland had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 2024.

Collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Broadland in 2024

Hellesdon South East, Broadland, NR6 6LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Broadland in 2024, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Broadland with the most crashes in 2024

The A47 had the most collisions in Broadland in 2024: 26, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broadland, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47264727
2ndA1270192108
3rdA140142012
4thA1067111105
5thB1150101201
6thA104281002
7thB114981505
8thB11406600
9thB11456801
10thB13543301
11thA11512200
12thA12421101
13thA14021100

Towns in Broadland: crashes in 2024

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in Broadland in 2024: 50.

Postcode districts in Broadland: crashes in 2024

NR13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broadland in 2024: 54.

Latest crashes in Broadland in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Broadland in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Broadland road accidents in other years