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North Norfolk road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 312 road traffic collisions in North Norfolk in 1985, and 435 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1984 (329), and casualties fell from 450.

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

Collisions in 1985
312
Down 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
435
Down 3% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
42% of collisions

Crash severity in North Norfolk in 1985

2.6% of collisions in North Norfolk in 1985 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2.7% and 28% in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious13242%
  • Slight17255%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious16939%
  • Slight25659%

North Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 372 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 312, down 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday52 (17%)
  • Wednesday31 (9.9%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.4%)
  • February15 (4.8%)
  • March28 (9%)
  • April23 (7.4%)
  • May17 (5.4%)
  • June24 (7.7%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August43 (14%)
  • September27 (8.7%)
  • October30 (9.6%)
  • November32 (10%)
  • December21 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (60%)
  • Wet or damp103 (33%)
  • Frost or ice18 (5.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (33%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph195 (63%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Norfolk in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (25%)
  • Cyclist39 (9%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20149 (34%)
  • 21 to 2542 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3548 (11%)
  • 36 to 4544 (10%)
  • 46 to 5532 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (6.4%)
  • Over 7513 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (64%)
  • Passenger119 (27%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (64%)
  • Motorcycle108 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Norfolk in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 1985.

Collisions
310th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
291st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Norfolk with the most crashes in 1985

The A149 had the most collisions in North Norfolk in 1985: 57, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Norfolk, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1495772226
2ndA1483653115
3rdB11591928011
4thB1150132314
5thA14091706
6thB114581613
7thB11468903
8thA106271004
9thB11574401
10thB13544400
11thA10653401
12thA10673401
13thA11513901
14thB11053401
15thB11493301
16thB13553501
17thB11512201
18thB11562201
19thB14362401
20thB14542201

Towns in North Norfolk: crashes in 1985

North Walsham had the most collisions of any town in North Norfolk in 1985: 31.

Postcode districts in North Norfolk: crashes in 1985

NR12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Norfolk in 1985: 69.

Latest crashes in North Norfolk in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in North Norfolk in 1985, none were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1985.

Severity

North Norfolk road accidents in other years