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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 185 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2016, and 251 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2015 (162), and casualties rose from 203.

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

Collisions in 2016
185
Up 14% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
251
Up 24% on 2015
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 2016

None of the collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2016 were fatal and 12% were serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2212%
  • Slight16388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious239.2%
  • Slight22891%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 2016 is highlighted, with 185, up 14% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 185
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (16%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday29 (16%)
  • Friday32 (17%)
  • Saturday27 (15%)
  • Sunday16 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (3.8%)
  • February12 (6.5%)
  • March17 (9.2%)
  • April13 (7%)
  • May16 (8.6%)
  • June12 (6.5%)
  • July21 (11%)
  • August19 (10%)
  • September18 (9.7%)
  • October17 (9.2%)
  • November16 (8.6%)
  • December17 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight134 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (68%)
  • Wet or damp58 (31%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph126 (68%)
  • 40 mph17 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph12 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph24 (13%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (7.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (61%)
  • Pedestrian43 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (10%)
  • Cyclist18 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2028 (11%)
  • 21 to 2534 (14%)
  • 26 to 3539 (16%)
  • 36 to 4536 (14%)
  • 46 to 5530 (12%)
  • 56 to 6518 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.4%)
  • Over 7517 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (61%)
  • Passenger54 (22%)
  • Pedestrian43 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car269 (78%)
  • Motorcycle28 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 2016.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 30 other areas
Serious collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Great Yarmouth in 2016

Central and Northgate, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2AX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Great Yarmouth in 2016, with 40 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 2016

The A149 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2016: 22, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149223203
2ndA12213301
3rdA4791801
4thB11418801
5thA106471100
6thA12436901
7thA1435601
8thB11524400
9thA10621100
10thB11591300
11thB13701100

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2016

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 76.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2016

NR30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 2016: 87.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2016.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years