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North Norfolk road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 11,920 road traffic collisions in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025, and 17,092 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 323 were fatal and 3,348 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 124 collisions, down 18% on 2024 (151), and casualties fell from 218 to 188.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
11,920
49th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
17,092
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
323
2.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
124
Down 18% on 2024

Crash severity in North Norfolk

2.7% of collisions in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3232.7%
  • Serious3,34828%
  • Slight8,24969%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3522.1%
  • Serious4,20525%
  • Slight12,53573%

North Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 372 in 1990. In 2025 there were 124, down 18% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025124188
2024151218
2023169250
2022173238
2021152207
2020145184
2019136192
2018150212
2017159228
2016179254
2015163236
2014156232
2013162223
2012196264
2011181257
2010195290
2009206336
2008240334
2007259378
2006252375
2005267376
2004293420
2003265371
2002276393
2001271395
2000275382
1999316460
1998344504
1997296452
1996268400
1995275426
1994353518
1993350510
1992352512
1991370555
1990372516
1989360509
1988351513
1987334470
1986324438
1985312435
1984329450
1983281385
1982292401
1981267392
1980294410
1979285403

When and where crashes happen in North Norfolk

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,594 (13%)
  • Tuesday1,691 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,622 (14%)
  • Thursday1,738 (15%)
  • Friday1,910 (16%)
  • Saturday1,822 (15%)
  • Sunday1,543 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59384 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59115 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,311 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,040 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,361 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,071 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,561 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,077 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January876 (7.3%)
  • February811 (6.8%)
  • March808 (6.8%)
  • April816 (6.8%)
  • May948 (8%)
  • June1,006 (8.4%)
  • July1,174 (9.8%)
  • August1,298 (11%)
  • September1,065 (8.9%)
  • October991 (8.3%)
  • November1,090 (9.1%)
  • December1,037 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8,975 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,015 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit740 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown138 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit52 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds9,313 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,272 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds302 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist179 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds158 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds106 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds28 (0.2%)
  • Other465 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded97 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,497 (63%)
  • Wet or damp3,817 (32%)
  • Frost or ice449 (3.8%)
  • Snow102 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep35 (0.3%)
  • Mud5 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph137 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph3,776 (32%)
  • 40 mph637 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph555 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph6,560 (55%)
  • 70 mph255 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,383 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road255 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout148 (1.2%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded35 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in North Norfolk

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,140 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist2,397 (14%)
  • Pedestrian1,581 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist1,029 (6%)
  • Van occupant431 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)150 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant118 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant90 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant88 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant40 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5293 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10519 (3%)
  • 11 to 15845 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 203,507 (21%)
  • 21 to 251,970 (12%)
  • 26 to 352,424 (14%)
  • 36 to 451,978 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,673 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 651,408 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 751,239 (7.2%)
  • Over 751,021 (6%)
  • Not recorded215 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider10,885 (64%)
  • Passenger4,626 (27%)
  • Pedestrian1,581 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car15,076 (72%)
  • Motorcycle2,419 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle1,063 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes924 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes659 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle322 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach217 (1%)
  • Minibus81 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle66 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car65 (0.3%)
  • Other27 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in North Norfolk

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 9 busiest accident hotspots in North Norfolk

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (9)

How North Norfolk ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Norfolk had the 49th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
49th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
160th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
300thStirling12,12216,9883783,774
301stTewkesbury12,01216,7123862,823
302ndSouth Derbyshire11,93916,7753022,493
303rdNorth Norfolk (this area)11,92017,0923233,348
304thFylde11,91617,4562482,550
305thBolsover11,86317,7422311,944
306thBroxbourne11,78515,3541511,824

Accident hotspots in North Norfolk

North Walsham Market Cross, North Norfolk, NR28 9DH area is the busiest accident hotspot in North Norfolk, with 234 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in North Norfolk with the most crashes

The A149 had the most collisions in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025: 2,206, including 78 fatal and 645 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Norfolk, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1492,2063,27978645
2ndA1481,3712,17967384
3rdB11595107888190
4thB115046871724128
5thA1403375611499
6thB1146323442370
7thA1151293425588
8thB1145282390378
9thB1354259342570
10thA10652404031066
11thB1105236372177
12thB11492353361057
13thA1062213305867
14thA1067164256651
15thB1436155234341
16thB1110107173431
17thB115798109024
18thA10825976210
19thB11514970019
20thB13554893114

Towns in North Norfolk

North Walsham had the most collisions of any town in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025: 754.

Postcode districts in North Norfolk

NR21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025: 1,872.

Latest crashes in North Norfolk

Of the latest 24 crashes in North Norfolk, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The most recent was on 27 December 2025.

Severity