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North Norfolk road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in North Norfolk in 1988, and 513 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1987 (334), and casualties rose from 470.

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

Collisions in 1988
351
Up 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
513
Up 9% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
38% of collisions

Crash severity in North Norfolk in 1988

1.7% of collisions in North Norfolk in 1988 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.7% and 28% in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious13538%
  • Slight21060%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious16933%
  • Slight33866%

North Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 372 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 351, up 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.7%)
  • February14 (4%)
  • March28 (8%)
  • April21 (6%)
  • May34 (9.7%)
  • June26 (7.4%)
  • July33 (9.4%)
  • August43 (12%)
  • September23 (6.6%)
  • October31 (8.8%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December31 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (9.7%)
  • Fog or mist17 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (4.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (59%)
  • Wet or damp129 (37%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph112 (32%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph225 (64%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Norfolk in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (16%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8%)
  • Cyclist36 (7%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20147 (29%)
  • 21 to 2554 (11%)
  • 26 to 3578 (15%)
  • 36 to 4558 (11%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.5%)
  • Over 7517 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (61%)
  • Passenger161 (31%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (70%)
  • Motorcycle85 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Norfolk in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 1988.

Collisions
280th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in North Norfolk with the most crashes in 1988

The A149 had the most collisions in North Norfolk in 1988: 80, including 1 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Norfolk, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14980120131
2ndA1483255212
3rdB11592130110
4thB11501832010
5thB1146141812
6thA14081104
7thA106771105
8thA115171405
9thB13547803
10thA10626901
11thB11456903
12thB14365703
13thA106541103
14thB11573301
15thB11052200
16thB11102200
17thB11491100
18thB11511101
19thB14541100

Towns in North Norfolk: crashes in 1988

North Walsham had the most collisions of any town in North Norfolk in 1988: 24.

Postcode districts in North Norfolk: crashes in 1988

NR21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Norfolk in 1988: 60.

Latest crashes in North Norfolk in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in North Norfolk in 1988, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

North Norfolk road accidents in other years