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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 447 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1986, and 573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (442), and casualties fell from 593.

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

Collisions in 1986
447
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
573
Down 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 1986

1.8% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1986 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious13530%
  • Slight30468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious16829%
  • Slight39769%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 1986 is highlighted, with 447, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday88 (20%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday59 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.1%)
  • February22 (4.9%)
  • March33 (7.4%)
  • April24 (5.4%)
  • May52 (12%)
  • June39 (8.7%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August73 (16%)
  • September40 (8.9%)
  • October36 (8.1%)
  • November23 (5.1%)
  • December32 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight326 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry325 (73%)
  • Wet or damp109 (24%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph337 (75%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph73 (16%)
  • 70 mph19 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (11%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (26%)
  • Pedestrian82 (14%)
  • Cyclist74 (13%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1035 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1549 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20156 (27%)
  • 21 to 2581 (14%)
  • 26 to 3563 (11%)
  • 36 to 4553 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.9%)
  • Over 7516 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (59%)
  • Passenger152 (27%)
  • Pedestrian82 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car502 (64%)
  • Motorcycle146 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 1986.

Collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 1986

The A12 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1986: 83, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA128398225
2ndA1494054115
3rdA47294607
4thA143223518
5thB1370182104
6thB1143121502
7thA1064101916
8thB1159101404
9thB11388902
10thB115261002
11thB11415701
12thB11424402
13thB1591100

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1986

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 183.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1986

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 1986: 209.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years