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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 178 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2024, and 240 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2023 (144), and casualties rose from 191.

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

Collisions in 2024
178
Up 24% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
240
Up 26% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 2024

2.2% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2024 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious5129%
  • Slight12369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious5423%
  • Slight18276%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 2024 is highlighted, with 178, up 24% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 178
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (10%)
  • Tuesday24 (13%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday23 (13%)
  • Friday31 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (19%)
  • Sunday24 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.1%)
  • February12 (6.7%)
  • March12 (6.7%)
  • April16 (9%)
  • May23 (13%)
  • June17 (9.6%)
  • July15 (8.4%)
  • August17 (9.6%)
  • September12 (6.7%)
  • October21 (12%)
  • November11 (6.2%)
  • December13 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds149 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (10%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (73%)
  • Wet or damp44 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph116 (65%)
  • 40 mph13 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph25 (14%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (11%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (13%)
  • Cyclist27 (11%)
  • Pedestrian26 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2043 (18%)
  • 21 to 2515 (6.3%)
  • 26 to 3539 (16%)
  • 36 to 4544 (18%)
  • 46 to 5522 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6524 (10%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.4%)
  • Over 7513 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (65%)
  • Passenger57 (24%)
  • Pedestrian26 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car237 (73%)
  • Motorcycle33 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 2024.

Collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Great Yarmouth in 2024

Central and Northgate, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2AX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Great Yarmouth in 2024, with 28 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 2024

The A149 and A47 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2024, with 19 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149192715
2ndA47193615
3rdA12436803
4thA1436902
5thA10645702
6thB11415700
7thB11524502
8thB13702201
9thB10741100

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2024

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 65.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2024

NR30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 2024: 80.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2024, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years