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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1990, and 548 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1989 (421), and casualties fell from 559.

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

Collisions in 1990
414
Down 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
548
Down 2% on 1989
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 1990

2.2% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1990 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious9623%
  • Slight30975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious11922%
  • Slight41976%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 1990 is highlighted, with 414, down 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (12%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday66 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (4.8%)
  • February23 (5.6%)
  • March30 (7.2%)
  • April33 (8%)
  • May34 (8.2%)
  • June39 (9.4%)
  • July40 (9.7%)
  • August50 (12%)
  • September49 (12%)
  • October37 (8.9%)
  • November33 (8%)
  • December26 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry291 (70%)
  • Wet or damp117 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph294 (71%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph73 (18%)
  • 70 mph21 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (50%)
  • Pedestrian100 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (16%)
  • Cyclist57 (10%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1037 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6%)
  • 16 to 20130 (24%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 3581 (15%)
  • 36 to 4552 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.4%)
  • Over 7520 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (55%)
  • Passenger147 (27%)
  • Pedestrian100 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car516 (71%)
  • Motorcycle83 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 253 of them in 1990.

Collisions
254th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
207th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 1990

The A12 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1990: 70, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1270106016
2ndA1493753113
3rdA143202826
4thA47152003
5thA1064141821
6thB1143101000
7thB137091004
8thB115981102
9thB11386902
10thB11526601
11thB11414411
12thB11423500
13thB10742500

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1990

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 152.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1990

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 1990: 188.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1990.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years