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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1985, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1984 (434), and casualties rose from 561.

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

Collisions in 1985
442
Up 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
593
Up 6% on 1984
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 1985

0.7% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1985 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious14433%
  • Slight29567%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious16828%
  • Slight42271%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 1985 is highlighted, with 442, up 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (12%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (12%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday82 (19%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.6%)
  • February27 (6.1%)
  • March26 (5.9%)
  • April38 (8.6%)
  • May39 (8.8%)
  • June34 (7.7%)
  • July36 (8.1%)
  • August46 (10%)
  • September39 (8.8%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November35 (7.9%)
  • December43 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other22 (5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (60%)
  • Wet or damp158 (36%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph339 (77%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph72 (16%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist154 (26%)
  • Pedestrian103 (17%)
  • Cyclist63 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1550 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20185 (31%)
  • 21 to 2561 (10%)
  • 26 to 3575 (13%)
  • 36 to 4550 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5556 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7537 (6.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (55%)
  • Passenger162 (27%)
  • Pedestrian103 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car483 (61%)
  • Motorcycle159 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Great Yarmouth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Great Yarmouth ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 1985.

Collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 1985

The A12 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1985: 80, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1280100025
2ndA1494368214
3rdA1432738012
4thB1370222907
5thA47183005
6thA1064154407
7thB1143131503
8thB1159112308
9thB11527701
10thB11416700
11thB11424503
12thB11383301
13thB11401100

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1985

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 176.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1985

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 1985: 202.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1985, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years