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North Norfolk road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in North Norfolk in 1987, and 470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1986 (324), and casualties rose from 438.

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

Collisions in 1987
334
Up 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
470
Up 7% on 1986
Fatal collisions
8
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
37% of collisions

Crash severity in North Norfolk in 1987

2.4% of collisions in North Norfolk in 1987 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.7% and 28% in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious12437%
  • Slight20260%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious14932%
  • Slight31367%

North Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 372 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 334, up 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday40 (12%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday63 (19%)
  • Saturday51 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.9%)
  • February20 (6%)
  • March15 (4.5%)
  • April20 (6%)
  • May23 (6.9%)
  • June31 (9.3%)
  • July31 (9.3%)
  • August30 (9%)
  • September37 (11%)
  • October36 (11%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December33 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other15 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (56%)
  • Wet or damp125 (37%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph87 (26%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph234 (70%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Norfolk in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (16%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20122 (26%)
  • 21 to 2567 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (13%)
  • 36 to 4554 (11%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6538 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.7%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (60%)
  • Passenger152 (32%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car383 (67%)
  • Motorcycle81 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Norfolk in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 1987.

Collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Norfolk with the most crashes in 1987

The A149 had the most collisions in North Norfolk in 1987: 52, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Norfolk, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1495282223
2ndA1483750017
3rdB1150172803
4thA140132713
5thB1159132306
6thB1146122105
7thA106281002
8thA106781412
9thB110571002
10thB11457801
11thB13546604
12thA11515501
13thB11495813
14thB11104902
15thA10653302
16thB11512200
17thB11562300
18thA10821101
19thB14361100

Towns in North Norfolk: crashes in 1987

Cromer had the most collisions of any town in North Norfolk in 1987: 26.

Postcode districts in North Norfolk: crashes in 1987

NR21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Norfolk in 1987: 58.

Latest crashes in North Norfolk in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in North Norfolk in 1987, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

North Norfolk road accidents in other years