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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 176 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2018, and 213 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2017 (197), and casualties fell from 252.

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

Collisions in 2018
176
Down 11% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
213
Down 15% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 2018

1.1% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious2916%
  • Slight14582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3115%
  • Slight18085%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 2018 is highlighted, with 176, down 11% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 176
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday33 (19%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday32 (18%)
  • Saturday19 (11%)
  • Sunday14 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (11%)
  • February8 (4.5%)
  • March6 (3.4%)
  • April17 (9.7%)
  • May18 (10%)
  • June13 (7.4%)
  • July24 (14%)
  • August15 (8.5%)
  • September20 (11%)
  • October11 (6.3%)
  • November15 (8.5%)
  • December9 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds149 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (5.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (80%)
  • Wet or damp25 (14%)
  • Frost or ice7 (4%)
  • Snow3 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4%)
  • 30 mph114 (65%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph15 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph29 (16%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant116 (54%)
  • Pedestrian35 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (15%)
  • Cyclist27 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2025 (12%)
  • 21 to 2520 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3548 (23%)
  • 36 to 4525 (12%)
  • 46 to 5532 (15%)
  • 56 to 6523 (11%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.2%)
  • Over 758 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider155 (73%)
  • Pedestrian35 (16%)
  • Passenger23 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car241 (75%)
  • Motorcycle35 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Great Yarmouth ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 2018.

Collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Great Yarmouth in 2018

Central and Northgate, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2AX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Great Yarmouth in 2018, with 28 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 2018

The A47 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2018: 25, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47253503
2ndA143101111
3rdA1498901
4thA10642501
5thB11412200
6thB11592200
7thB13702201
8thA121100
9thB11521300

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2018

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 58.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2018

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 2018: 87.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2018, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years