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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 380 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1980, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1979 (379), and casualties rose from 479.

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

Collisions in 1980
380
Level with 1979
Casualties in 1980
518
Up 8% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 1980

2.1% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1980 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious11631%
  • Slight25667%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious13326%
  • Slight37572%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 1980 is highlighted, with 380, level with 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (11%)
  • Tuesday62 (16%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (16%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.4%)
  • February16 (4.2%)
  • March16 (4.2%)
  • April29 (7.6%)
  • May30 (7.9%)
  • June28 (7.4%)
  • July51 (13%)
  • August45 (12%)
  • September37 (9.7%)
  • October38 (10%)
  • November28 (7.4%)
  • December34 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (66%)
  • Wet or damp113 (30%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph278 (73%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph70 (18%)
  • 70 mph19 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (5%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (25%)
  • Pedestrian83 (16%)
  • Cyclist56 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1554 (10%)
  • 16 to 20137 (26%)
  • 21 to 2557 (11%)
  • 26 to 3576 (15%)
  • 36 to 4546 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.4%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (58%)
  • Passenger137 (26%)
  • Pedestrian83 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (59%)
  • Motorcycle134 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Great Yarmouth ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 1980.

Collisions
270th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 1980

The A12 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1980: 80, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA128099118
2ndA1494577217
3rdA143253606
4thB1143151804
5thA1064143328
6thB1159121814
7thB1370121205
8thA476901
9thB11384401
10thB11414500
11thB11524501
12thB11422201
13thB11401200

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1980, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years