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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1984, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1983 (384), and casualties rose from 490.

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

Collisions in 1984
434
Up 13% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
561
Up 14% on 1983
Fatal collisions
11
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 1984

2.5% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1984 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious13631%
  • Slight28766%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious17030%
  • Slight37968%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 1984 is highlighted, with 434, up 13% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (11%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (3.9%)
  • February20 (4.6%)
  • March26 (6%)
  • April24 (5.5%)
  • May44 (10%)
  • June42 (9.7%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August58 (13%)
  • September40 (9.2%)
  • October28 (6.5%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December40 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (69%)
  • Wet or damp129 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph344 (79%)
  • 40 mph13 (3%)
  • 60 mph71 (16%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway355 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (30%)
  • Pedestrian99 (18%)
  • Cyclist72 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1033 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1564 (11%)
  • 16 to 20188 (34%)
  • 21 to 2563 (11%)
  • 26 to 3564 (11%)
  • 36 to 4533 (5.9%)
  • 46 to 5533 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.2%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (57%)
  • Passenger143 (25%)
  • Pedestrian99 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car414 (55%)
  • Motorcycle164 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Great Yarmouth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Great Yarmouth ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 1984.

Collisions
238th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 1984

The A12 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1984: 82, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA128299222
2ndA1493964415
3rdA1432229010
4thB1370222707
5thB1143131604
6thB1159132106
7thA1064122025
8thA47111305
9thB113891001
10thB115291607
11thB11415510
12thB11423301
13thB10741100
14thB11401100

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1984

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 192.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1984

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 1984: 184.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1984, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years