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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 256 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2003, and 331 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2002 (288), and casualties fell from 372.

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

Collisions in 2003
256
Down 11% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
331
Down 11% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 2003

0.8% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3614%
  • Slight21885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3611%
  • Slight29389%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 2003 is highlighted, with 256, down 11% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 256
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (17%)
  • Thursday31 (12%)
  • Friday39 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (16%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.4%)
  • February14 (5.5%)
  • March16 (6.3%)
  • April21 (8.2%)
  • May30 (12%)
  • June26 (10%)
  • July27 (11%)
  • August20 (7.8%)
  • September28 (11%)
  • October11 (4.3%)
  • November19 (7.4%)
  • December25 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds206 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (70%)
  • Wet or damp74 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph176 (69%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph44 (17%)
  • 70 mph11 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (80%)
  • Roundabout23 (9%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (60%)
  • Pedestrian54 (16%)
  • Cyclist30 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1025 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2049 (15%)
  • 21 to 2539 (12%)
  • 26 to 3562 (19%)
  • 36 to 4544 (13%)
  • 46 to 5538 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3%)
  • Over 759 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (58%)
  • Passenger84 (25%)
  • Pedestrian54 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car354 (77%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • 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 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 2003.

Collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Great Yarmouth in 2003

Central and Northgate, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2AX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Great Yarmouth in 2003, with 47 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 2003

The A12 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2003: 26, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12264005
2ndA149193211
3rdB1159152101
4thA1243141501
5thA47121800
6thA143111502
7thB13709902
8thA10644501
9thB11413502
10thB11522401

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2003

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 96.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2003

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 2003: 113.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2003, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years