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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 312 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1998, and 431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1997 (274), and casualties rose from 394.

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

Collisions in 1998
312
Up 14% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
431
Up 9% on 1997
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 1998

1.6% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious4414%
  • Slight26384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious5513%
  • Slight36986%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 1998 is highlighted, with 312, up 14% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (17%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.8%)
  • February22 (7.1%)
  • March18 (5.8%)
  • April26 (8.3%)
  • May35 (11%)
  • June32 (10%)
  • July33 (11%)
  • August34 (11%)
  • September27 (8.7%)
  • October22 (7.1%)
  • November27 (8.7%)
  • December18 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (70%)
  • Wet or damp86 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph200 (64%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph66 (21%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (13%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (62%)
  • Pedestrian66 (15%)
  • Cyclist47 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1030 (7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2064 (15%)
  • 21 to 2540 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3574 (17%)
  • 36 to 4557 (13%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.3%)
  • Over 7519 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded25 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (58%)
  • Passenger117 (27%)
  • Pedestrian66 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car432 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 1998.

Collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 1998

The A12 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1998: 33, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12335716
2ndA149294204
3rdA143263317
4thA1243171903
5thA1064153112
6thA4791402
7thB11418900
8thB115271001
9thB11596811
10thB13706700
11thB11433300
12thB11421100

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1998

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 106.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1998

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 1998: 153.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1998, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1998.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years