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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1999, and 391 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1998 (312), and casualties fell from 431.

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

Collisions in 1999
285
Down 9% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
391
Down 9% on 1998
Fatal collisions
13
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 1999

4.6% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1999 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.6%
  • Serious4917%
  • Slight22378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.6%
  • Serious6517%
  • Slight31280%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 1999 is highlighted, with 285, down 9% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (16%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (11%)
  • Thursday33 (12%)
  • Friday53 (19%)
  • Saturday47 (16%)
  • Sunday33 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7%)
  • February17 (6%)
  • March12 (4.2%)
  • April22 (7.7%)
  • May16 (5.6%)
  • June28 (9.8%)
  • July25 (8.8%)
  • August31 (11%)
  • September36 (13%)
  • October33 (12%)
  • November19 (6.7%)
  • December26 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (63%)
  • Wet or damp89 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph192 (67%)
  • 40 mph24 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph56 (20%)
  • 70 mph12 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (13%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (55%)
  • Pedestrian66 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (12%)
  • Cyclist35 (9%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2072 (18%)
  • 21 to 2535 (9%)
  • 26 to 3573 (19%)
  • 36 to 4551 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded24 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (56%)
  • Passenger106 (27%)
  • Pedestrian66 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car350 (70%)
  • Motorcycle47 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.2%)
  • Minibus7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 1999.

Collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 1999

The A149 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 1999: 36, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149364826
2ndA12324114
3rdA143244025
4thA1243171911
5thA47111824
6thA106491802
7thB11418810
8thB13706801
9thB11525802
10thB11595502
11thB10941100
12thB11381100

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1999

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 109.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 1999

NR30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 1999: 123.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 1999, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years