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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 162 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2015, and 203 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2014 (176), and casualties fell from 231.

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

Collisions in 2015
162
Down 8% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
203
Down 12% on 2014
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 2015

None of the collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2015 were fatal and 22% were serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3622%
  • Slight12678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3919%
  • Slight16481%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 2015 is highlighted, with 162, down 8% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 162
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (20%)
  • Tuesday23 (14%)
  • Wednesday25 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (15%)
  • Friday17 (10%)
  • Saturday26 (16%)
  • Sunday15 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.6%)
  • February13 (8%)
  • March11 (6.8%)
  • April16 (9.9%)
  • May24 (15%)
  • June10 (6.2%)
  • July21 (13%)
  • August15 (9.3%)
  • September4 (2.5%)
  • October13 (8%)
  • November11 (6.8%)
  • December10 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (76%)
  • Wet or damp38 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph125 (77%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph19 (12%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (78%)
  • Roundabout16 (9.9%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (49%)
  • Pedestrian45 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (12%)
  • Cyclist21 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2033 (16%)
  • 21 to 2522 (11%)
  • 26 to 3529 (14%)
  • 36 to 4525 (12%)
  • 46 to 5532 (16%)
  • 56 to 6520 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 756 (3%)
  • Over 757 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider118 (58%)
  • Pedestrian45 (22%)
  • Passenger40 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car209 (74%)
  • Motorcycle26 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 2015.

Collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Great Yarmouth in 2015

Central and Northgate, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2AX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Great Yarmouth in 2015, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 2015

The A149 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2015: 21, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149213203
2ndA12142102
3rdA143132004
4thA12436602
5thA475903
6thB11413600
7thB13703302
8thA10642401
9thB11522402

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2015

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 58.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2015

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 2015: 70.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2015, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years