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North Norfolk road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 196 road traffic collisions in North Norfolk in 2012, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2011 (181), and casualties rose from 257.

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

Collisions in 2012
196
Up 8% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
264
Up 3% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
12% of collisions

Crash severity in North Norfolk in 2012

1% of collisions in North Norfolk in 2012 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.7% and 28% in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious2312%
  • Slight17187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3212%
  • Slight23087%

North Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 372 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 196, up 8% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday27 (14%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (20%)
  • Friday30 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (9.7%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.7%)
  • February11 (5.6%)
  • March15 (7.7%)
  • April13 (6.6%)
  • May21 (11%)
  • June12 (6.1%)
  • July25 (13%)
  • August26 (13%)
  • September15 (7.7%)
  • October17 (8.7%)
  • November17 (8.7%)
  • December9 (4.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (9.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other11 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (68%)
  • Wet or damp61 (31%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph69 (35%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph32 (16%)
  • 60 mph79 (40%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout4 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Norfolk in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (15%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2040 (15%)
  • 21 to 2540 (15%)
  • 26 to 3529 (11%)
  • 36 to 4534 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (11%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.1%)
  • Over 7521 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (63%)
  • Passenger68 (26%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car252 (74%)
  • Motorcycle40 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Norfolk in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (9)

How North Norfolk ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 2012.

Collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Norfolk in 2012

Cromer Town, North Norfolk, NR27 9DP area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Norfolk in 2012, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in North Norfolk with the most crashes in 2012

The A149 had the most collisions in North Norfolk in 2012: 39, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Norfolk, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149395816
2ndA148223303
3rdB1150111501
4thB135471101
5thA11516711
6thA1406801
7thB11456700
8thA10654600
9thB11594700
10thB14364801
11thA10623300
12thA10673300
13thB11463401
14thA10822200
15thB11052400
16thB11102401
17thB11492200
18thB14542200
19thB13551101

Towns in North Norfolk: crashes in 2012

North Walsham had the most collisions of any town in North Norfolk in 2012: 15.

Postcode districts in North Norfolk: crashes in 2012

NR12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Norfolk in 2012: 35.

Latest crashes in North Norfolk in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in North Norfolk in 2012, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 24 December 2012.

North Norfolk road accidents in other years