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North Norfolk road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 329 road traffic collisions in North Norfolk in 1984, and 450 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1983 (281), and casualties rose from 385.

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

Collisions in 1984
329
Up 17% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
450
Up 17% on 1983
Fatal collisions
9
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
43% of collisions

Crash severity in North Norfolk in 1984

2.7% of collisions in North Norfolk in 1984 were fatal and 43% serious, against 2.7% and 28% in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious14143%
  • Slight17954%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious18441%
  • Slight25757%

North Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 372 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 329, up 17% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday40 (12%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday56 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (17%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.6%)
  • February22 (6.7%)
  • March19 (5.8%)
  • April17 (5.2%)
  • May26 (7.9%)
  • June29 (8.8%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August38 (12%)
  • September20 (6.1%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November31 (9.4%)
  • December31 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds268 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (4.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (65%)
  • Wet or damp96 (29%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph125 (38%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph195 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Norfolk in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (27%)
  • Pedestrian50 (11%)
  • Cyclist46 (10%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1536 (8%)
  • 16 to 20147 (33%)
  • 21 to 2557 (13%)
  • 26 to 3550 (11%)
  • 36 to 4541 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4%)
  • Over 7520 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (64%)
  • Passenger113 (25%)
  • Pedestrian50 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car329 (59%)
  • Motorcycle117 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Norfolk in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in North Norfolk

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Norfolk ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 1984.

Collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
291st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Norfolk with the most crashes in 1984

The A149 had the most collisions in North Norfolk in 1984: 48, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Norfolk, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1494866222
2ndA1482842213
3rdB1150141905
4thB1145131304
5thB1146131504
6thA1151111206
7thB1159111404
8thA14092305
9thA106761204
10thB11055601
11thB13545503
12thA10624702
13thA10654804
14thB11494600
15thA10823402
16thB11103301
17thB14363600
18thB14543901
19thB11571101
20thB13551210

Towns in North Norfolk: crashes in 1984

North Walsham had the most collisions of any town in North Norfolk in 1984: 34.

Postcode districts in North Norfolk: crashes in 1984

NR28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Norfolk in 1984: 66.

Latest crashes in North Norfolk in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in North Norfolk in 1984, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

North Norfolk road accidents in other years