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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 208 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2008, and 268 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2007 (232), and casualties fell from 328.

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

Collisions in 2008
208
Down 10% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
268
Down 18% on 2007
Fatal collisions
7
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 2008

3.4% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.4%
  • Serious2713%
  • Slight17484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious3513%
  • Slight22684%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 2008 is highlighted, with 208, down 10% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 208
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (19%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday29 (14%)
  • Friday34 (16%)
  • Saturday21 (10%)
  • Sunday29 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.3%)
  • February20 (9.6%)
  • March19 (9.1%)
  • April17 (8.2%)
  • May21 (10%)
  • June12 (5.8%)
  • July11 (5.3%)
  • August18 (8.7%)
  • September21 (10%)
  • October25 (12%)
  • November16 (7.7%)
  • December17 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (4.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds172 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (72%)
  • Wet or damp53 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph143 (69%)
  • 40 mph18 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph34 (16%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout13 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (18%)
  • Pedestrian35 (13%)
  • Cyclist33 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1521 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2053 (20%)
  • 21 to 2528 (10%)
  • 26 to 3532 (12%)
  • 36 to 4553 (20%)
  • 46 to 5533 (12%)
  • 56 to 6512 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.4%)
  • Over 758 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (63%)
  • Passenger63 (24%)
  • Pedestrian35 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car266 (70%)
  • Motorcycle49 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 2008.

Collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Great Yarmouth in 2008

Central and Northgate, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2AX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Great Yarmouth in 2008, with 31 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 2008

The A149 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2008: 21, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149212602
2ndA12172823
3rdA143131612
4thB115281400
5thA106471212
6thB11417803
7thB11597900
8thA12435601
9thB13704400
10thA472400

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2008

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 75.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2008

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 2008: 90.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2008, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years