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North Norfolk road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in North Norfolk in 1980, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1979 (285), and casualties rose from 403.

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

Collisions in 1980
294
Up 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
410
Up 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
38% of collisions

Crash severity in North Norfolk in 1980

2.7% of collisions in North Norfolk in 1980 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.7% and 28% in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious11338%
  • Slight17359%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious14435%
  • Slight25763%

North Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 372 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 294, up 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (12%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday43 (15%)
  • Saturday54 (18%)
  • Sunday40 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.1%)
  • February16 (5.4%)
  • March14 (4.8%)
  • April25 (8.5%)
  • May34 (12%)
  • June26 (8.8%)
  • July33 (11%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September21 (7.1%)
  • October31 (11%)
  • November20 (6.8%)
  • December23 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (6.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (61%)
  • Wet or damp92 (31%)
  • Frost or ice20 (6.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (29%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph150 (51%)
  • 70 mph52 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Norfolk in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant214 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (26%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant23 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20138 (34%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (12%)
  • 36 to 4534 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.4%)
  • Over 7518 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider252 (61%)
  • Passenger124 (30%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car277 (59%)
  • Motorcycle102 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How North Norfolk ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 1980.

Collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Norfolk with the most crashes in 1980

The A149 had the most collisions in North Norfolk in 1980: 59, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Norfolk, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1495998026
2ndA1483448212
3rdB11592332011
4thB1150111804
5thB1149101613
6thA14091614
7thA10628923
8thA115181014
9thB11456602
10thA10653602
11thA10673301
12thB11463300
13thB13543302
14thB11512202
15thB11572201
16thA10821100
17thB11051200
18thB11101101
19thB14361100

Postcode districts in North Norfolk: crashes in 1980

NR28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Norfolk in 1980: 2.

Latest crashes in North Norfolk in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in North Norfolk in 1980, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

North Norfolk road accidents in other years