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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2022, and 244 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2021 (150), and casualties rose from 185.

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

Collisions in 2022
172
Up 15% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
244
Up 32% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 2022

1.7% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2022 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious3520%
  • Slight13478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3514%
  • Slight20684%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 2022 is highlighted, with 172, up 15% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 172
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday29 (17%)
  • Wednesday32 (19%)
  • Thursday27 (16%)
  • Friday30 (17%)
  • Saturday25 (15%)
  • Sunday12 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7%)
  • February10 (5.8%)
  • March18 (10%)
  • April12 (7%)
  • May21 (12%)
  • June16 (9.3%)
  • July16 (9.3%)
  • August12 (7%)
  • September10 (5.8%)
  • October17 (9.9%)
  • November13 (7.6%)
  • December15 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds139 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (9.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (70%)
  • Wet or damp44 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph119 (69%)
  • 40 mph21 (12%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph17 (9.9%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (13%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (63%)
  • Pedestrian35 (14%)
  • Cyclist24 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2025 (10%)
  • 21 to 2532 (13%)
  • 26 to 3533 (14%)
  • 36 to 4532 (13%)
  • 46 to 5532 (13%)
  • 56 to 6528 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.7%)
  • Over 7519 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (60%)
  • Passenger62 (25%)
  • Pedestrian35 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car232 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle22 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 2022

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2022 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.

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Great Yarmouth ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 2022.

Collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Great Yarmouth in 2022

Central and Northgate, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2AX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Great Yarmouth in 2022, with 39 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 2022

The A149 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2022: 25, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149253306
2ndA47152602
3rdA143101711
4thA12436800
5thB11416611
6thA10643901
7thB13702400
8thB11521200

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2022

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 70.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2022

NR30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 2022: 75.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2022, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2022.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years