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North Norfolk road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in North Norfolk in 1989, and 509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1988 (351), and casualties fell from 513.

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

Collisions in 1989
360
Up 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
509
Down 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
34% of collisions

Crash severity in North Norfolk in 1989

1.9% of collisions in North Norfolk in 1989 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.7% and 28% in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious12434%
  • Slight22964%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious16733%
  • Slight33466%

North Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 372 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 360, up 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (11%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday62 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (18%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.8%)
  • February23 (6.4%)
  • March20 (5.6%)
  • April30 (8.3%)
  • May32 (8.9%)
  • June23 (6.4%)
  • July36 (10%)
  • August36 (10%)
  • September35 (9.7%)
  • October28 (7.8%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December30 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (64%)
  • Wet or damp123 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (28%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph242 (67%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway346 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Norfolk in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (16%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20143 (28%)
  • 21 to 2571 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (12%)
  • 36 to 4563 (12%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.9%)
  • Over 7517 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider306 (60%)
  • Passenger158 (31%)
  • Pedestrian45 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car459 (72%)
  • Motorcycle81 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Norfolk in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 1989.

Collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Norfolk with the most crashes in 1989

The A149 had the most collisions in North Norfolk in 1989: 76, including 2 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Norfolk, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14976117228
2ndA1483660215
3rdB1159212607
4thB1150131812
5thB1146121303
6thB1105101004
7thA14091704
8thA106281401
9thA115181003
10thA10656902
11thB11456902
12thB14366702
13thA10674501
14thB11494701
15thB11514403
16thB13544502
17thB135541002
18thA10823300
19thB11573400
20thB11102400

Towns in North Norfolk: crashes in 1989

North Walsham had the most collisions of any town in North Norfolk in 1989: 23.

Postcode districts in North Norfolk: crashes in 1989

NR12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Norfolk in 1989: 70.

Latest crashes in North Norfolk in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in North Norfolk in 1989, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

North Norfolk road accidents in other years