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North Norfolk road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in North Norfolk in 1986, and 438 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1985 (312), and casualties rose from 435.

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

Collisions in 1986
324
Up 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
438
Up 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
37% of collisions

Crash severity in North Norfolk in 1986

3.1% of collisions in North Norfolk in 1986 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.7% and 28% in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.1%
  • Serious12037%
  • Slight19460%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious15034%
  • Slight27663%

North Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 372 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 324, up 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (11%)
  • Tuesday37 (11%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (18%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (17%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (9.6%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.3%)
  • February21 (6.5%)
  • March20 (6.2%)
  • April18 (5.6%)
  • May26 (8%)
  • June32 (9.9%)
  • July28 (8.6%)
  • August39 (12%)
  • September26 (8%)
  • October29 (9%)
  • November29 (9%)
  • December29 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other13 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (65%)
  • Wet or damp89 (27%)
  • Frost or ice21 (6.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph92 (28%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph219 (68%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Norfolk in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (23%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist29 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20130 (30%)
  • 21 to 2561 (14%)
  • 26 to 3554 (12%)
  • 36 to 4537 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5532 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (7.8%)
  • Over 7518 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (63%)
  • Passenger126 (29%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car354 (63%)
  • Motorcycle107 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Norfolk in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 in North Norfolk

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Norfolk ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 1986.

Collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Norfolk with the most crashes in 1986

The A149 had the most collisions in North Norfolk in 1986: 62, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Norfolk, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1496281125
2ndA148395959
3rdB1159152409
4thB1145121804
5thB1150121712
6thB1354101414
7thA115191505
8thA14091706
9thA10627904
10thB114671004
11thA10675811
12thB11053702
13thB11513301
14thB14543400
15thB11492810
16thB11572201
17thB14362200
18thA10651100
19thB11101100
20thB11611100

Towns in North Norfolk: crashes in 1986

North Walsham had the most collisions of any town in North Norfolk in 1986: 25.

Postcode districts in North Norfolk: crashes in 1986

NR21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Norfolk in 1986: 55.

Latest crashes in North Norfolk in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in North Norfolk in 1986, 2 were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

North Norfolk road accidents in other years