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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1989, and 559 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1988 (432), and casualties fell from 618.

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

Collisions in 1989
421
Down 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
559
Down 10% on 1988
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 1989

2.6% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1989 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious9924%
  • Slight31174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious12623%
  • Slight42175%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 1989 is highlighted, with 421, down 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (12%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (16%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday57 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.1%)
  • February24 (5.7%)
  • March28 (6.7%)
  • April26 (6.2%)
  • May22 (5.2%)
  • June47 (11%)
  • July36 (8.6%)
  • August46 (11%)
  • September42 (10%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November40 (9.5%)
  • December32 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other15 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (66%)
  • Wet or damp142 (34%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph314 (75%)
  • 40 mph17 (4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph73 (17%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway346 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (10%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (19%)
  • Pedestrian85 (15%)
  • Cyclist57 (10%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1034 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7%)
  • 16 to 20138 (25%)
  • 21 to 2593 (17%)
  • 26 to 3576 (14%)
  • 36 to 4542 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5525 (4.5%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7535 (6.3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (57%)
  • Passenger155 (28%)
  • Pedestrian85 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car481 (66%)
  • Motorcycle109 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 1989.

Collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 1989

The A12 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1989: 74, including 4 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA127498412
2ndA1494047110
3rdA47274014
4thA1064142204
5thA143142808
6thB1370132102
7thB1143121311
8thB1152111805
9thB115991503
10thB11417913
11thB11386701
12thB11423301
13thB11402200

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1989

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 165.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1989

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 1989: 188.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1989, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years