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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 388 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1987, and 517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1986 (447), and casualties fell from 573.

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

Collisions in 1987
388
Down 13% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
517
Down 10% on 1986
Fatal collisions
12
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 1987

3.1% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1987 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.1%
  • Serious13034%
  • Slight24663%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious16732%
  • Slight33765%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 1987 is highlighted, with 388, down 13% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (10%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday70 (18%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.2%)
  • February19 (4.9%)
  • March21 (5.4%)
  • April30 (7.7%)
  • May30 (7.7%)
  • June40 (10%)
  • July52 (13%)
  • August48 (12%)
  • September50 (13%)
  • October27 (7%)
  • November26 (6.7%)
  • December25 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (65%)
  • Wet or damp130 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph286 (74%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph70 (18%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway300 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (20%)
  • Pedestrian85 (16%)
  • Cyclist65 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20143 (28%)
  • 21 to 2599 (19%)
  • 26 to 3555 (11%)
  • 36 to 4546 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5528 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.7%)
  • Over 7519 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (58%)
  • Passenger132 (26%)
  • Pedestrian85 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car422 (63%)
  • Motorcycle105 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 1987.

Collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 1987

The A12 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1987: 66, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1266101316
2ndA1493244116
3rdA47294519
4thA143203018
5thB1370161904
6thB1159131605
7thA1064121508
8thB114391212
9thB11426701
10thB11526702
11thB11414402
12thB11381100
13thB11401101

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1987

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 148.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1987

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 1987: 170.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1987, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years