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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 379 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1979, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,131 collisions in Great Yarmouth.

Collisions in 1979
379
Casualties in 1979
479
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 1979

1.3% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1979 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious11931%
  • Slight25567%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious13628%
  • Slight33871%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 1979 is highlighted, with 379.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (12%)
  • Tuesday62 (16%)
  • Wednesday47 (12%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.1%)
  • February22 (5.8%)
  • March23 (6.1%)
  • April27 (7.1%)
  • May36 (9.5%)
  • June30 (7.9%)
  • July58 (15%)
  • August50 (13%)
  • September31 (8.2%)
  • October26 (6.9%)
  • November25 (6.6%)
  • December28 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (7.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (70%)
  • Wet or damp94 (25%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.2%)
  • Snow9 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph300 (79%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph70 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4%)
  • Roundabout15 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant157 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (26%)
  • Pedestrian106 (22%)
  • Cyclist55 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (4%)
  • 6 to 1033 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1541 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20148 (31%)
  • 21 to 2555 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (10%)
  • 36 to 4537 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.2%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (52%)
  • Passenger124 (26%)
  • Pedestrian106 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car336 (54%)
  • Motorcycle121 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (6.3%)
  • Other vehicle26 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Great Yarmouth ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 1979.

Collisions
267th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
250th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 1979

The A12 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1979: 84, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1284105121
2ndA149314508
3rdA143151807
4thB1143152004
5thB1138111405
6thA1064101906
7thB1370101105
8thA4781212
9thB115981814
10thB11417801
11thB11524502
12thB11423301
13thB10741100
14thB11401101

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1979, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years