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Great Yarmouth road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2025, and 224 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2024 (178), and casualties fell from 240.

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

Collisions in 2025
174
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
224
Down 7% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Great Yarmouth in 2025

0.6% of collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Great Yarmouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4124%
  • Slight13276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4520%
  • Slight17879%

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1986. 2025 is highlighted, with 174, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 174
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (16%)
  • Thursday27 (16%)
  • Friday33 (19%)
  • Saturday23 (13%)
  • Sunday14 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (9.8%)
  • February6 (3.4%)
  • March20 (11%)
  • April11 (6.3%)
  • May15 (8.6%)
  • June15 (8.6%)
  • July12 (6.9%)
  • August18 (10%)
  • September13 (7.5%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November15 (8.6%)
  • December13 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (75%)
  • Wet or damp40 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph129 (74%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph12 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph17 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway140 (80%)
  • Roundabout15 (8.6%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant131 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (13%)
  • Pedestrian29 (13%)
  • Cyclist15 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2025 (11%)
  • 21 to 2522 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3532 (14%)
  • 36 to 4537 (17%)
  • 46 to 5523 (10%)
  • 56 to 6523 (10%)
  • 66 to 7519 (8.5%)
  • Over 7519 (8.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider145 (65%)
  • Passenger50 (22%)
  • Pedestrian29 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car226 (70%)
  • Motorcycle32 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Great Yarmouth in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Great Yarmouth had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 2025.

Collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Great Yarmouth in 2025

Central and Northgate, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2AX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Great Yarmouth in 2025, with 40 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Great Yarmouth with the most crashes in 2025

The A149 had the most collisions in Great Yarmouth in 2025: 18, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Great Yarmouth, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149182403
2ndA47162304
3rdA143101201
4thA124391201
5thB11416600
6thA10644503
7thB13703301
8thB11522402

Towns in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2025

Great Yarmouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 61.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth: crashes in 2025

NR30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Great Yarmouth in 2025: 79.

Latest crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Great Yarmouth in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2025.

Severity

Great Yarmouth road accidents in other years