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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2006, and 358 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2005 (248), and casualties rose from 338.

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

Collisions in 2006
263
Up 6% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
358
Up 6% on 2005
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 2006

0.8% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2006 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3513%
  • Slight22686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3811%
  • Slight31889%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 2006 is highlighted, with 263, up 6% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (11%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday47 (18%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday38 (14%)
  • Saturday47 (18%)
  • Sunday26 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.3%)
  • February20 (7.6%)
  • March14 (5.3%)
  • April27 (10%)
  • May21 (8%)
  • June34 (13%)
  • July20 (7.6%)
  • August24 (9.1%)
  • September27 (10%)
  • October22 (8.4%)
  • November22 (8.4%)
  • December18 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (71%)
  • Wet or damp71 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph181 (69%)
  • 40 mph21 (8%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph44 (17%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (73%)
  • Roundabout37 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (13%)
  • Pedestrian45 (13%)
  • Cyclist23 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2064 (18%)
  • 21 to 2544 (12%)
  • 26 to 3549 (14%)
  • 36 to 4562 (17%)
  • 46 to 5539 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.9%)
  • Over 7519 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (61%)
  • Passenger94 (26%)
  • Pedestrian45 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car351 (74%)
  • Motorcycle48 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach19 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 2006.

Collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Great Yarmouth in 2006

Central and Northgate, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2AX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Great Yarmouth in 2006, with 49 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 2006

The A149 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2006: 38, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149386207
2ndA12273301
3rdB1141142012
4thA143101501
5thB137081100
6thB11527801
7thA12435800
8thA4751002
9thB11595701
10thA10644400

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2006

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 100.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2006

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 2006: 117.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2006, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years