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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 150 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2021, and 185 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2020 (161), and casualties fell from 214.

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

Collisions in 2021
150
Down 7% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
185
Down 14% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 2021

1.3% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2021 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious3825%
  • Slight11073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious4122%
  • Slight14277%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 2021 is highlighted, with 150, down 7% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 150
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (10%)
  • Tuesday20 (13%)
  • Wednesday18 (12%)
  • Thursday27 (18%)
  • Friday27 (18%)
  • Saturday22 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (7.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (4%)
  • February6 (4%)
  • March12 (8%)
  • April7 (4.7%)
  • May13 (8.7%)
  • June18 (12%)
  • July22 (15%)
  • August17 (11%)
  • September20 (13%)
  • October16 (11%)
  • November8 (5.3%)
  • December5 (3.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds129 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (8.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (82%)
  • Wet or damp24 (16%)
  • Snow2 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph107 (71%)
  • 40 mph11 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph16 (11%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway121 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (10%)
  • Roundabout9 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant84 (45%)
  • Pedestrian30 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (16%)
  • Cyclist22 (12%)
  • Van occupant10 (5.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1512 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2023 (12%)
  • 21 to 2516 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3530 (16%)
  • 36 to 4525 (14%)
  • 46 to 5526 (14%)
  • 56 to 6517 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.9%)
  • Over 759 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider125 (68%)
  • Passenger30 (16%)
  • Pedestrian30 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car173 (64%)
  • Motorcycle32 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (7.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 2021.

Collisions
246th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Great Yarmouth in 2021

Central and Northgate, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2AX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Great Yarmouth in 2021, with 33 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 2021

The A149 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2021: 16, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149161807
2ndA47132105
3rdA124381202
4thB11418903
5thA10647801
6thA14361113
7thB13705700
8thB11521100

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2021

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 56.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2021

NR31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 2021: 67.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2021, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years