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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 1982: crash statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1982, and 487 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1981 (365), and casualties rose from 463.

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

Collisions in 1982
363
Down 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
487
Up 5% on 1981
Fatal collisions
9
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 1982

2.5% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1982 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious11532%
  • Slight23966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious15031%
  • Slight32867%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 1982 is highlighted, with 363, down 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (12%)
  • Thursday43 (12%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (17%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.3%)
  • February24 (6.6%)
  • March25 (6.9%)
  • April25 (6.9%)
  • May35 (9.6%)
  • June29 (8%)
  • July43 (12%)
  • August34 (9.4%)
  • September38 (10%)
  • October33 (9.1%)
  • November20 (5.5%)
  • December27 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (66%)
  • Wet or damp112 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph283 (78%)
  • 40 mph11 (3%)
  • 60 mph61 (17%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout18 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (21%)
  • Pedestrian95 (20%)
  • Cyclist62 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1032 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20143 (29%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3556 (11%)
  • 36 to 4539 (8%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.9%)
  • Over 7512 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider252 (52%)
  • Passenger140 (29%)
  • Pedestrian95 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car352 (59%)
  • Motorcycle107 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Great Yarmouth ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 1982.

Collisions
279th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 1982

The A12 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1982: 79, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1279107125
2ndA1494049213
3rdA143212617
4thB1143131903
5thB1370121304
6thA1064111504
7thB1159112304
8thB11426701
9thA475602
10thB11385500
11thB11523402
12thB11412200
13thB11401200

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1982, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1982.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years