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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2001, and 405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2000 (257), and casualties rose from 333.

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

Collisions in 2001
289
Up 12% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
405
Up 22% on 2000
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 2001

0.7% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4616%
  • Slight24183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5614%
  • Slight34786%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 2001 is highlighted, with 289, up 12% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (16%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.3%)
  • February16 (5.5%)
  • March24 (8.3%)
  • April24 (8.3%)
  • May24 (8.3%)
  • June22 (7.6%)
  • July23 (8%)
  • August23 (8%)
  • September37 (13%)
  • October28 (9.7%)
  • November22 (7.6%)
  • December19 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (7.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (64%)
  • Wet or damp97 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Mud2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph188 (65%)
  • 40 mph33 (11%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph57 (20%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (13%)
  • Roundabout26 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (63%)
  • Pedestrian66 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 2048 (12%)
  • 21 to 2540 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3553 (13%)
  • 36 to 4565 (16%)
  • 46 to 5547 (12%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.2%)
  • Over 7525 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (57%)
  • Passenger107 (26%)
  • Pedestrian66 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car422 (79%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Great Yarmouth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Great Yarmouth ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 2001.

Collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Great Yarmouth in 2001

Central and Northgate, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2AX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Great Yarmouth in 2001, with 50 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 2001

The A149 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2001: 32, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149324504
2ndA12223405
3rdA143183806
4thA47162502
5thA1243121512
6thB1159121804
7thA1064101601
8thB114181201
9thB11527703
10thB13706700

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2001

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 105.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2001

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 2001: 123.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2001, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years