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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 274 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1997, and 394 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1996 (319), and casualties fell from 456.

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

Collisions in 1997
274
Down 14% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
394
Down 14% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 1997

2.2% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1997 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious5319%
  • Slight21578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious6115%
  • Slight32783%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 1997 is highlighted, with 274, down 14% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday32 (12%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday40 (15%)
  • Saturday48 (18%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.9%)
  • February13 (4.7%)
  • March12 (4.4%)
  • April23 (8.4%)
  • May20 (7.3%)
  • June32 (12%)
  • July29 (11%)
  • August35 (13%)
  • September18 (6.6%)
  • October22 (8%)
  • November30 (11%)
  • December21 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (70%)
  • Wet or damp79 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph171 (62%)
  • 40 mph25 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph59 (22%)
  • 70 mph15 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway221 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (11%)
  • Roundabout20 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (66%)
  • Pedestrian56 (14%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (5.1%)
  • 6 to 1027 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2072 (18%)
  • 21 to 2554 (14%)
  • 26 to 3548 (12%)
  • 36 to 4546 (12%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.6%)
  • Over 7516 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider198 (50%)
  • Passenger140 (36%)
  • Pedestrian56 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 1997.

Collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 1997

The A149 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1997: 32, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149326108
2ndA12284225
3rdA1243141701
4thA143122623
5thA1064111912
6thA4791511
7thB114191102
8thB115991301
9thB115281000
10thB11436602
11thB13704400
12thB11381600
13thB11421100

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1997

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 86.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1997

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 1997: 106.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1997, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years