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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 395 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1991, and 552 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1990 (414), and casualties rose from 548.

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

Collisions in 1991
395
Down 5% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
552
Up 1% on 1990
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 1991

1.8% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1991 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious7218%
  • Slight31680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious8916%
  • Slight45382%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 1991 is highlighted, with 395, down 5% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (17%)
  • Tuesday63 (16%)
  • Wednesday44 (11%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday67 (17%)
  • Sunday41 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.3%)
  • February22 (5.6%)
  • March30 (7.6%)
  • April35 (8.9%)
  • May26 (6.6%)
  • June34 (8.6%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August52 (13%)
  • September37 (9.4%)
  • October32 (8.1%)
  • November29 (7.3%)
  • December29 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (70%)
  • Wet or damp107 (27%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph272 (69%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph98 (25%)
  • 70 mph12 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (13%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (47%)
  • Pedestrian86 (16%)
  • Cyclist75 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1034 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1565 (12%)
  • 16 to 20123 (22%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 3576 (14%)
  • 36 to 4552 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.7%)
  • Over 7516 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (55%)
  • Passenger163 (30%)
  • Pedestrian86 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car480 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (11%)
  • Motorcycle71 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 1991.

Collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
237th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 1991

The A12 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1991: 51, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12516749
2ndA149324627
3rdA47274714
4thA143223005
5thB1159213807
6thB1370181901
7thA1064152604
8thB1143121802
9thB113871600
10thB11416601
11thB11424701
12thB10742301
13thB11522401
14thB11401100

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1991

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 132.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1991

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 1991: 177.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1991, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1991.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years