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Great Yarmouth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,131 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025, and 17,577 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 217 were fatal and 2,836 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 174 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (178), and casualties fell from 240 to 224.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,131
66th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
17,577
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
217
1.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
174
Down 2% on 2024

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth

1.7% of collisions in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2171.7%
  • Serious2,83622%
  • Slight10,07877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2351.3%
  • Serious3,40119%
  • Slight13,94179%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. In 2025 there were 174, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 174
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025174224
2024178240
2023144191
2022172244
2021150185
2020161214
2019171237
2018176213
2017197252
2016185251
2015162203
2014176231
2013147181
2012170221
2011185236
2010164207
2009193270
2008208268
2007232328
2006263358
2005248338
2004271365
2003256331
2002288372
2001289405
2000257333
1999285391
1998312431
1997274394
1996319456
1995312442
1994371501
1993379509
1992418597
1991395552
1990414548
1989421559
1988432618
1987388517
1986447573
1985442593
1984434561
1983384490
1982363487
1981365463
1980380518
1979379479

When and where crashes happen in Great Yarmouth

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,868 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,744 (13%)
  • Wednesday1,886 (14%)
  • Thursday1,977 (15%)
  • Friday2,210 (17%)
  • Saturday1,918 (15%)
  • Sunday1,528 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59546 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59153 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,293 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,010 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,557 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,337 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,901 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,334 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January892 (6.8%)
  • February781 (5.9%)
  • March873 (6.6%)
  • April1,005 (7.7%)
  • May1,145 (8.7%)
  • June1,122 (8.5%)
  • July1,390 (11%)
  • August1,475 (11%)
  • September1,238 (9.4%)
  • October1,124 (8.6%)
  • November1,060 (8.1%)
  • December1,026 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,603 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,512 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting767 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown174 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit75 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,355 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,427 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds280 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds207 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist111 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds75 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds23 (0.2%)
  • Other515 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded138 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry9,018 (69%)
  • Wet or damp3,769 (29%)
  • Frost or ice234 (1.8%)
  • Snow68 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep22 (0.2%)
  • Mud3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph66 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph9,308 (71%)
  • 40 mph774 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph327 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph2,175 (17%)
  • 70 mph481 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10,412 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway1,449 (11%)
  • Roundabout815 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road402 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded53 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant9,273 (53%)
  • Pedestrian2,779 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist2,727 (16%)
  • Cyclist1,875 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant284 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant279 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)85 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant79 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant78 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant78 (0.4%)
  • Other24 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5460 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10959 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 151,332 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 203,662 (21%)
  • 21 to 252,073 (12%)
  • 26 to 352,474 (14%)
  • 36 to 452,017 (11%)
  • 46 to 551,557 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 651,265 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 75910 (5.2%)
  • Over 75661 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded207 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider10,170 (58%)
  • Passenger4,628 (26%)
  • Pedestrian2,779 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car16,239 (69%)
  • Motorcycle2,772 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle1,950 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes882 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes470 (2%)
  • Bus or coach440 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle276 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car157 (0.7%)
  • Minibus101 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown21 (0.1%)
  • Other57 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Great Yarmouth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Great Yarmouth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Great Yarmouth ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had the 66th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
66th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 65th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
100th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
283rdHigh Peak13,32918,9412882,754
284thThree Rivers13,30418,9631672,549
285thEast Ayrshire13,27218,4974033,591
286thGreat Yarmouth (this area)13,13117,5772172,836
287thBlaby13,11517,9792691,880
288thNorth Devon13,07617,7162352,617
289thWest Oxfordshire13,01918,5804022,817

Accident hotspots in Great Yarmouth

Central and Northgate, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2AX area is the busiest accident hotspot in Great Yarmouth, with 889 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 7 of them fatal.

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes

The A12 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025: 1,693, including 45 fatal and 356 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA121,6932,34945356
2ndA1491,3121,92528298
3rdA1437171,05119192
4thA476611,02315153
5thA106440367514112
6thB1370371442380
7thB1159299483589
8thB1141259332835
9thA1243251306333
10thB1143218277245
11thB1152214313260
12thB1138101138021
13thB11426373016
14thB1140152204
15thB1074142211
16thA10621100
17thA111101
18thA12421100
19thB10941100
20thB11051200

Towns in Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 4,260.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025: 5,126.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth

Of the latest 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity