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North Norfolk road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 372 road traffic collisions in North Norfolk in 1990, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1989 (360), and casualties rose from 509.

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

Collisions in 1990
372
Up 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
516
Up 1% on 1989
Fatal collisions
10
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
35% of collisions

Crash severity in North Norfolk in 1990

2.7% of collisions in North Norfolk in 1990 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.7% and 28% in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious12935%
  • Slight23363%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious15330%
  • Slight35268%

North Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

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

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (11%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday50 (13%)
  • Saturday61 (16%)
  • Sunday59 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.2%)
  • February26 (7%)
  • March30 (8.1%)
  • April21 (5.6%)
  • May27 (7.3%)
  • June26 (7%)
  • July38 (10%)
  • August36 (9.7%)
  • September44 (12%)
  • October35 (9.4%)
  • November30 (8.1%)
  • December36 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (66%)
  • Wet or damp110 (30%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph121 (33%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph238 (64%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Norfolk in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (14%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5%)
  • 16 to 20123 (24%)
  • 21 to 2579 (15%)
  • 26 to 3573 (14%)
  • 36 to 4555 (11%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6.2%)
  • Over 7518 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (60%)
  • Passenger154 (30%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car462 (71%)
  • Motorcycle70 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Norfolk in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 1990.

Collisions
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Norfolk with the most crashes in 1990

The A149 had the most collisions in North Norfolk in 1990: 73, including 4 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Norfolk, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14973121426
2ndA1484062214
3rdB1159304109
4thB1150152017
5thB1146121504
6thA106581202
7thA106781105
8thA14071204
9thA115161002
10thB114961000
11thA10624503
12thB11454501
13thB11574402
14thB11563301
15thB13543301
16thB14363402
17thB11512201
18thB13552200
19thB11051101
20thB11101100

Towns in North Norfolk: crashes in 1990

North Walsham had the most collisions of any town in North Norfolk in 1990: 25.

Postcode districts in North Norfolk: crashes in 1990

NR21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Norfolk in 1990: 70.

Latest crashes in North Norfolk in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in North Norfolk in 1990, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

North Norfolk road accidents in other years