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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2009, and 270 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2008 (208), and casualties rose from 268.

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

Collisions in 2009
193
Down 7% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
270
Up 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 2009

1.6% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2009 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious2412%
  • Slight16686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious259.3%
  • Slight24290%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 2009 is highlighted, with 193, down 7% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 193
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday24 (12%)
  • Thursday34 (18%)
  • Friday32 (17%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.8%)
  • February8 (4.1%)
  • March13 (6.7%)
  • April11 (5.7%)
  • May14 (7.3%)
  • June16 (8.3%)
  • July30 (16%)
  • August12 (6.2%)
  • September15 (7.8%)
  • October13 (6.7%)
  • November21 (11%)
  • December23 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (6.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (74%)
  • Wet or damp47 (24%)
  • Snow2 (1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph128 (66%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph33 (17%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (75%)
  • Roundabout22 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (13%)
  • Pedestrian32 (12%)
  • Cyclist25 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (3%)
  • 11 to 1521 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2041 (15%)
  • 21 to 2532 (12%)
  • 26 to 3534 (13%)
  • 36 to 4562 (23%)
  • 46 to 5522 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6513 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7.4%)
  • Over 758 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (59%)
  • Passenger78 (29%)
  • Pedestrian32 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car268 (75%)
  • Motorcycle35 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 2009.

Collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Great Yarmouth in 2009

Central and Northgate, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2AX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Great Yarmouth in 2009, with 29 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 2009

The A149 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2009: 18, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149182502
2ndA12173200
3rdA143152412
4thB115981311
5thA106461702
6thA124361000
7thA4751101
8thB11525600
9thB13705601
10thB11413300

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2009

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 65.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2009

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 2009: 87.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years