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North Norfolk road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in North Norfolk in 1979, and 403 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 11,920 collisions in North Norfolk.

Collisions in 1979
285
Casualties in 1979
403
Fatal collisions
14
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
40% of collisions

Crash severity in North Norfolk in 1979

4.9% of collisions in North Norfolk in 1979 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2.7% and 28% in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.9%
  • Serious11440%
  • Slight15755%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.7%
  • Serious13233%
  • Slight25664%

North Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 372 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 285.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday33 (12%)
  • Thursday47 (16%)
  • Friday37 (13%)
  • Saturday54 (19%)
  • Sunday43 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.7%)
  • February11 (3.9%)
  • March16 (5.6%)
  • April20 (7%)
  • May19 (6.7%)
  • June34 (12%)
  • July31 (11%)
  • August29 (10%)
  • September24 (8.4%)
  • October23 (8.1%)
  • November22 (7.7%)
  • December37 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (7%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other15 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (62%)
  • Wet or damp81 (28%)
  • Frost or ice19 (6.7%)
  • Snow9 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (30%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph192 (67%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Norfolk in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (22%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20115 (29%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3555 (14%)
  • 36 to 4538 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5536 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (6.9%)
  • Over 7512 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (62%)
  • Passenger113 (28%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car294 (60%)
  • Motorcycle85 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (6.1%)
  • Other vehicle16 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How North Norfolk ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 1979.

Collisions
320th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in North Norfolk with the most crashes in 1979

The A149 had the most collisions in North Norfolk in 1979: 56, including 4 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Norfolk, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1495683424
2ndA1484565521
3rdB1150121412
4thB1159121706
5thB1146101301
6thA115191205
7thA14081410
8thB11056803
9thB13546804
10thA10625802
11thB11455801
12thB11494611
13thA10653302
14thB14362201
15thB11101101
16thB11511100
17thB11561101
18thB14541301

Postcode districts in North Norfolk: crashes in 1979

NR11, NR12 and NR16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Norfolk in 1979, with 1 each.

Latest crashes in North Norfolk in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in North Norfolk in 1979, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

North Norfolk road accidents in other years