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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 170 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2012, and 221 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2011 (185), and casualties fell from 236.

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

Collisions in 2012
170
Down 8% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
221
Down 6% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 2012

1.2% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious2213%
  • Slight14686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious2310%
  • Slight19689%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 2012 is highlighted, with 170, down 8% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 170
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (19%)
  • Tuesday26 (15%)
  • Wednesday28 (16%)
  • Thursday19 (11%)
  • Friday22 (13%)
  • Saturday25 (15%)
  • Sunday18 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.7%)
  • February20 (12%)
  • March15 (8.8%)
  • April10 (5.9%)
  • May15 (8.8%)
  • June20 (12%)
  • July14 (8.2%)
  • August14 (8.2%)
  • September16 (9.4%)
  • October13 (7.6%)
  • November13 (7.6%)
  • December12 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (72%)
  • Wet or damp45 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph126 (74%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph24 (14%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway131 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (11%)
  • Roundabout16 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant136 (62%)
  • Pedestrian30 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (13%)
  • Cyclist20 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2043 (19%)
  • 21 to 2528 (13%)
  • 26 to 3537 (17%)
  • 36 to 4526 (12%)
  • 46 to 5522 (10%)
  • 56 to 6521 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5%)
  • Over 757 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider139 (63%)
  • Passenger52 (24%)
  • Pedestrian30 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car229 (74%)
  • Motorcycle29 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 2012.

Collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Great Yarmouth in 2012

Central and Northgate, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2AX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Great Yarmouth in 2012, with 24 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 2012

The A12 and A149 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2012, with 17 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12172003
2ndA149172802
3rdA14381101
4thA4771312
5thA12436610
6thB11415800
7thB13704600
8thA10643501

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2012

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 54.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2012

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 2012: 81.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years