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North Norfolk road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in North Norfolk in 1982, and 401 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1981 (267), and casualties rose from 392.

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

Collisions in 1982
292
Up 9% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
401
Up 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
12
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
36% of collisions

Crash severity in North Norfolk in 1982

4.1% of collisions in North Norfolk in 1982 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.7% and 28% in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.1%
  • Serious10636%
  • Slight17460%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.7%
  • Serious13734%
  • Slight24962%

North Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 372 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 292, up 9% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday30 (10%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday53 (18%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (6.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.9%)
  • February19 (6.5%)
  • March21 (7.2%)
  • April17 (5.8%)
  • May26 (8.9%)
  • June31 (11%)
  • July27 (9.2%)
  • August28 (9.6%)
  • September27 (9.2%)
  • October20 (6.8%)
  • November28 (9.6%)
  • December19 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (5.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (65%)
  • Wet or damp90 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph92 (32%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph193 (66%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Norfolk in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (27%)
  • Pedestrian41 (10%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20138 (34%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3540 (10%)
  • 36 to 4532 (8%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7%)
  • 66 to 7532 (8%)
  • Over 7515 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (62%)
  • Passenger110 (27%)
  • Pedestrian41 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car295 (61%)
  • Motorcycle107 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Norfolk in 1982

Map of the last crash of 1982 in North Norfolk

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

  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

How North Norfolk ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 1982.

Collisions
317th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in North Norfolk with the most crashes in 1982

The A149 had the most collisions in North Norfolk in 1982: 53, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Norfolk, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1495376021
2ndA1484154211
3rdB1159153236
4thB115091204
5thB110581112
6thA106271013
7thB11467701
8thB135461112
9thA11515603
10thA10674702
11thB11454502
12thB11494401
13thB14364401
14thA10653601
15thA1402400
16thB11512400
17thB11572201
18thA10821200
19thA11221110
20thB11101100

Postcode districts in North Norfolk: crashes in 1982

NR11 and NR9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Norfolk in 1982, with 1 each.

Latest crashes in North Norfolk in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in North Norfolk in 1982, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1982.

Severity

North Norfolk road accidents in other years