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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 197 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2017, and 252 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2016 (185), and casualties rose from 251.

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

Collisions in 2017
197
Up 6% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
252
Level with 2016
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 2017

1% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3417%
  • Slight16182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3614%
  • Slight21485%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 2017 is highlighted, with 197, up 6% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 197
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday30 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (14%)
  • Friday31 (16%)
  • Saturday32 (16%)
  • Sunday19 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (4.6%)
  • February17 (8.6%)
  • March13 (6.6%)
  • April20 (10%)
  • May17 (8.6%)
  • June13 (6.6%)
  • July21 (11%)
  • August18 (9.1%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October16 (8.1%)
  • November13 (6.6%)
  • December19 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (75%)
  • Wet or damp43 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph148 (75%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph22 (11%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (7.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant137 (54%)
  • Cyclist41 (16%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (12%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2031 (12%)
  • 21 to 2528 (11%)
  • 26 to 3539 (15%)
  • 36 to 4532 (13%)
  • 46 to 5535 (14%)
  • 56 to 6526 (10%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7.9%)
  • Over 7510 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (67%)
  • Passenger49 (19%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car259 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (11%)
  • Motorcycle31 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.1%)
  • Mobility scooter6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 2017.

Collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Great Yarmouth in 2017

Central and Northgate, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2AX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Great Yarmouth in 2017, with 35 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 2017

The A149 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2017: 19, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149192804
2ndA47142102
3rdA14381501
4thA12437901
5thA10644402
6thA122600
7thB11412200
8thB11522201
9thB11591401

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2017

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 68.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2017

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 2017: 85.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years