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North Norfolk road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in North Norfolk in 2008, and 334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2007 (259), and casualties fell from 378.

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

Collisions in 2008
240
Down 7% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
334
Down 12% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
22% of collisions

Crash severity in North Norfolk in 2008

1.7% of collisions in North Norfolk in 2008 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.7% and 28% in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious5222%
  • Slight18477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious6118%
  • Slight26981%

North Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 372 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 240, down 7% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (16%)
  • Wednesday26 (11%)
  • Thursday34 (14%)
  • Friday32 (13%)
  • Saturday56 (23%)
  • Sunday24 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.7%)
  • February21 (8.8%)
  • March17 (7.1%)
  • April19 (7.9%)
  • May13 (5.4%)
  • June25 (10%)
  • July25 (10%)
  • August20 (8.3%)
  • September29 (12%)
  • October17 (7.1%)
  • November18 (7.5%)
  • December20 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other19 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (61%)
  • Wet or damp78 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.6%)
  • Snow4 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph60 (25%)
  • 40 mph17 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph22 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph135 (56%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Norfolk in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (13%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2058 (17%)
  • 21 to 2531 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3545 (13%)
  • 36 to 4555 (16%)
  • 46 to 5541 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (8.4%)
  • Over 7519 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider225 (67%)
  • Passenger88 (26%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car320 (76%)
  • Motorcycle43 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Norfolk in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 and the 9 busiest accident hotspots in North Norfolk

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (9)

How North Norfolk ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 2008.

Collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Norfolk in 2008

North Walsham Market Cross, North Norfolk, NR28 9DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Norfolk in 2008, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in North Norfolk with the most crashes in 2008

The A149 had the most collisions in North Norfolk in 2008: 36, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Norfolk, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149365705
2ndA148314716
3rdB1159131705
4thB1105101807
5thB114991102
6thA10657800
7thB11467902
8thB135471100
9thA115161102
10thA1406801
11thB11506811
12thA10825500
13thB11513301
14thB11573301
15thB14363402
16thA10622301
17thA10672300
18thB11452201
19thB13551200
20thB14541200

Towns in North Norfolk: crashes in 2008

North Walsham had the most collisions of any town in North Norfolk in 2008: 13.

Postcode districts in North Norfolk: crashes in 2008

NR12 and NR21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Norfolk in 2008, with 38 each.

Latest crashes in North Norfolk in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in North Norfolk in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

North Norfolk road accidents in other years