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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 1981: crash statistics

Police recorded 365 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1981, and 463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (380), and casualties fell from 518.

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

Collisions in 1981
365
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
463
Down 11% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 1981

2.7% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1981 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious9727%
  • Slight25871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious11825%
  • Slight33372%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 1981 is highlighted, with 365, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (12%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.9%)
  • February16 (4.4%)
  • March25 (6.8%)
  • April22 (6%)
  • May33 (9%)
  • June24 (6.6%)
  • July44 (12%)
  • August60 (16%)
  • September29 (7.9%)
  • October32 (8.8%)
  • November26 (7.1%)
  • December25 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (64%)
  • Wet or damp111 (30%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.1%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph287 (79%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph58 (16%)
  • 70 mph11 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant160 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (27%)
  • Pedestrian99 (21%)
  • Cyclist57 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1029 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1540 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20139 (30%)
  • 21 to 2555 (12%)
  • 26 to 3557 (12%)
  • 36 to 4534 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.5%)
  • Over 7517 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (55%)
  • Passenger111 (24%)
  • Pedestrian99 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car342 (57%)
  • Motorcycle125 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Great Yarmouth ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 1981.

Collisions
272nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 1981

The A12 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1981: 81, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1281103417
2ndA149335319
3rdB1143192005
4thA143172008
5thA47121611
6thB1370121203
7thA1064101415
8thB115991506
9thB11385501
10thB11525602
11thB11414400
12thB11424401

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1981.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years