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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 288 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2002, and 372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2001 (289), and casualties fell from 405.

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

Collisions in 2002
288
Level with 2001
Casualties in 2002
372
Down 8% on 2001
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 2002

1.4% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious3613%
  • Slight24886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious3910%
  • Slight32988%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 2002 is highlighted, with 288, level with 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (19%)
  • Tuesday29 (10%)
  • Wednesday32 (11%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday47 (16%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5.2%)
  • February22 (7.6%)
  • March22 (7.6%)
  • April25 (8.7%)
  • May27 (9.4%)
  • June24 (8.3%)
  • July24 (8.3%)
  • August31 (11%)
  • September23 (8%)
  • October14 (4.9%)
  • November36 (13%)
  • December25 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Other13 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (73%)
  • Wet or damp76 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph186 (65%)
  • 40 mph24 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph60 (21%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (10%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (59%)
  • Pedestrian65 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist32 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1020 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (7%)
  • 16 to 2061 (16%)
  • 21 to 2552 (14%)
  • 26 to 3549 (13%)
  • 36 to 4553 (14%)
  • 46 to 5540 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.3%)
  • Over 7515 (4%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider218 (59%)
  • Passenger89 (24%)
  • Pedestrian65 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (76%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Great Yarmouth ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 2002.

Collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Great Yarmouth in 2002

Central and Northgate, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2AX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Great Yarmouth in 2002, with 49 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 2002

The A149 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2002: 32, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149324012
2ndA12252808
3rdA143192804
4thB1159142302
5thA47131912
6thA106481101
7thB114181100
8thB11528800
9thA12437900
10thB13704500
11thB11431100

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2002

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 97.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2002

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 2002: 119.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2002.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years