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North Norfolk road accidents in 1981: crash statistics

Police recorded 267 road traffic collisions in North Norfolk in 1981, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1980 (294), and casualties fell from 410.

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

Collisions in 1981
267
Down 9% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
392
Down 4% on 1980
Fatal collisions
8
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
48% of collisions

Crash severity in North Norfolk in 1981

3% of collisions in North Norfolk in 1981 were fatal and 48% serious, against 2.7% and 28% in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83%
  • Serious12948%
  • Slight13049%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious17645%
  • Slight20653%

North Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 372 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 267, down 9% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday41 (15%)
  • Thursday28 (10%)
  • Friday42 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.7%)
  • February23 (8.6%)
  • March19 (7.1%)
  • April16 (6%)
  • May23 (8.6%)
  • June19 (7.1%)
  • July24 (9%)
  • August36 (13%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October25 (9.4%)
  • November19 (7.1%)
  • December16 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (62%)
  • Wet or damp82 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.5%)
  • Snow7 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph88 (33%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph172 (64%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Norfolk in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (24%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20122 (31%)
  • 21 to 2542 (11%)
  • 26 to 3558 (15%)
  • 36 to 4542 (11%)
  • 46 to 5528 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (63%)
  • Passenger114 (29%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car266 (59%)
  • Motorcycle93 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How North Norfolk ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 323 of them in 1981.

Collisions
324th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
224th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in North Norfolk with the most crashes in 1981

The A149 had the most collisions in North Norfolk in 1981: 46, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Norfolk, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1494684120
2ndA1483762218
3rdB11501724213
4thB1159163109
5thB114581203
6thA115161004
7thB11056603
8thB11466801
9thA10654500
10thB11574400
11thA1403402
12thB11103402
13thB11493403
14thB13543301
15thA10622401
16thA10672200
17thB14362301
18thB11511101
19thB11561101
20thB14541101

Postcode districts in North Norfolk: crashes in 1981

NR11 had 1 collision in 1981.

Latest crashes in North Norfolk in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in North Norfolk in 1981, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

North Norfolk road accidents in other years