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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2005, and 338 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2004 (271), and casualties fell from 365.

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

Collisions in 2005
248
Down 8% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
338
Down 7% on 2004
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 2005

0.8% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious2912%
  • Slight21788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious319.2%
  • Slight30590%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 2005 is highlighted, with 248, down 8% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (15%)
  • Wednesday45 (18%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday38 (15%)
  • Saturday31 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.5%)
  • February12 (4.8%)
  • March16 (6.5%)
  • April19 (7.7%)
  • May27 (11%)
  • June13 (5.2%)
  • July24 (9.7%)
  • August30 (12%)
  • September28 (11%)
  • October20 (8.1%)
  • November17 (6.9%)
  • December21 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (70%)
  • Wet or damp67 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph190 (77%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph27 (11%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (14%)
  • Roundabout23 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (64%)
  • Pedestrian59 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (8%)
  • 16 to 2069 (20%)
  • 21 to 2539 (12%)
  • 26 to 3542 (12%)
  • 36 to 4552 (15%)
  • 46 to 5534 (10%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.3%)
  • Over 7513 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider189 (56%)
  • Passenger90 (27%)
  • Pedestrian59 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car351 (79%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 2005.

Collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Great Yarmouth in 2005

Central and Northgate, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2AX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Great Yarmouth in 2005, with 67 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 2005

The A149 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2005: 24, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149243805
2ndA12203802
3rdA1243111105
4thA143111702
5thB1141101310
6thB115271100
7thA10644500
8thA4741000
9thB11592300
10thB13702200
11thA12421100
12thB10741100
13thB1981200

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2005

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 111.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2005

NR30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 2005: 114.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2005.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years