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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1996, and 456 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1995 (312), and casualties rose from 442.

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

Collisions in 1996
319
Up 2% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
456
Up 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 1996

1.3% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1996 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious6320%
  • Slight25279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious8519%
  • Slight36780%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 1996 is highlighted, with 319, up 2% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (18%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.6%)
  • February17 (5.3%)
  • March25 (7.8%)
  • April28 (8.8%)
  • May21 (6.6%)
  • June36 (11%)
  • July30 (9.4%)
  • August33 (10%)
  • September30 (9.4%)
  • October33 (10%)
  • November25 (7.8%)
  • December23 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other12 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (71%)
  • Wet or damp80 (25%)
  • Snow7 (2.2%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph213 (67%)
  • 40 mph26 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph52 (16%)
  • 70 mph19 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (13%)
  • Roundabout16 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (62%)
  • Pedestrian58 (13%)
  • Cyclist50 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1035 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1537 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2079 (17%)
  • 21 to 2557 (13%)
  • 26 to 3567 (15%)
  • 36 to 4551 (11%)
  • 46 to 5538 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (6.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (55%)
  • Passenger148 (32%)
  • Pedestrian58 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car440 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 1996.

Collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 1996

The A12 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1996: 34, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12346317
2ndA143254007
3rdA149223015
4thA1243192303
5thA1064142005
6thB1159121902
7thA47112104
8thB13704501
9thB11413700
10thB11433500
11thB11522511
12thB11381100
13thB11401100
14thB11421200

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1996

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 114.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1996

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 1996: 141.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years