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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 171 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2019, and 237 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2018 (176), and casualties rose from 213.

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

Collisions in 2019
171
Down 3% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
237
Up 11% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 2019

0.6% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2019 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4727%
  • Slight12372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5122%
  • Slight18578%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 2019 is highlighted, with 171, down 3% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 171
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (12%)
  • Tuesday21 (12%)
  • Wednesday24 (14%)
  • Thursday24 (14%)
  • Friday35 (20%)
  • Saturday24 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.4%)
  • February10 (5.8%)
  • March9 (5.3%)
  • April17 (9.9%)
  • May19 (11%)
  • June13 (7.6%)
  • July21 (12%)
  • August10 (5.8%)
  • September17 (9.9%)
  • October15 (8.8%)
  • November16 (9.4%)
  • December13 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (13%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (6.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (70%)
  • Wet or damp46 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph110 (64%)
  • 40 mph15 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph16 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph22 (13%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (14%)
  • Roundabout13 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant140 (59%)
  • Pedestrian37 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (11%)
  • Cyclist24 (10%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2038 (16%)
  • 21 to 2523 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3538 (16%)
  • 36 to 4523 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5535 (15%)
  • 56 to 6518 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.3%)
  • Over 7510 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider139 (59%)
  • Passenger61 (26%)
  • Pedestrian37 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car234 (72%)
  • Motorcycle28 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 2019.

Collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Great Yarmouth in 2019

Central and Northgate, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2AX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Great Yarmouth in 2019, with 25 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 2019

The A149 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2019: 22, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149222914
2ndA47203407
3rdA143101503
4thA127800
5thA10644601
6thA12434402
7thB13704401
8thB11413300
9thB11522300
10thB11591101

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2019

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 59.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2019

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 2019: 78.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2019.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years