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North Norfolk road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 268 road traffic collisions in North Norfolk in 1996, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1995 (275), and casualties fell from 426.

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

Collisions in 1996
268
Down 3% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
400
Down 6% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
22% of collisions

Crash severity in North Norfolk in 1996

2.6% of collisions in North Norfolk in 1996 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.7% and 28% in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious6022%
  • Slight20175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious8521%
  • Slight30777%

North Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 372 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 268, down 3% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (18%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday32 (12%)
  • Friday52 (19%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (4.5%)
  • February16 (6%)
  • March16 (6%)
  • April14 (5.2%)
  • May22 (8.2%)
  • June31 (12%)
  • July23 (8.6%)
  • August33 (12%)
  • September26 (9.7%)
  • October22 (8.2%)
  • November26 (9.7%)
  • December27 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (7.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (67%)
  • Wet or damp77 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3%)
  • Snow4 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph91 (34%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph158 (59%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Norfolk in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (11%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2067 (17%)
  • 21 to 2533 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4546 (12%)
  • 46 to 5545 (11%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7537 (9.3%)
  • Over 7521 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (61%)
  • Passenger124 (31%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car348 (74%)
  • Motorcycle45 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Norfolk in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 1996.

Collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in North Norfolk with the most crashes in 1996

The A149 had the most collisions in North Norfolk in 1996: 57, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Norfolk, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1495780212
2ndA148365304
3rdB1146152002
4thA1062122203
5thB1159102002
6thA115191401
7thB115091333
8thA10658904
9thA14082003
10thB110571103
11thB114571202
12thB13546803
13thB14366803
14thB11495802
15thA10672401
16thA10822300
17thB11572200
18thB11101401
19thB11511100

Towns in North Norfolk: crashes in 1996

North Walsham had the most collisions of any town in North Norfolk in 1996: 22.

Postcode districts in North Norfolk: crashes in 1996

NR21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Norfolk in 1996: 49.

Latest crashes in North Norfolk in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in North Norfolk in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

North Norfolk road accidents in other years