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North Norfolk road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 159 road traffic collisions in North Norfolk in 2017, and 228 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2016 (179), and casualties fell from 254.

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

Collisions in 2017
159
Down 11% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
228
Down 10% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
27% of collisions

Crash severity in North Norfolk in 2017

1.3% of collisions in North Norfolk in 2017 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.7% and 28% in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious4327%
  • Slight11472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4620%
  • Slight18079%

North Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 372 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 159, down 11% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (16%)
  • Tuesday23 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (17%)
  • Friday19 (12%)
  • Saturday20 (13%)
  • Sunday21 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.3%)
  • February8 (5%)
  • March8 (5%)
  • April15 (9.4%)
  • May14 (8.8%)
  • June16 (10%)
  • July15 (9.4%)
  • August20 (13%)
  • September13 (8.2%)
  • October10 (6.3%)
  • November16 (10%)
  • December14 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds118 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (11%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (9.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry102 (64%)
  • Wet or damp52 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4.4%)
  • 30 mph51 (32%)
  • 40 mph13 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph18 (11%)
  • 60 mph70 (44%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Norfolk in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant160 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2034 (15%)
  • 21 to 2527 (12%)
  • 26 to 3532 (14%)
  • 36 to 4528 (12%)
  • 46 to 5529 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (11%)
  • 66 to 7525 (11%)
  • Over 7511 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider153 (67%)
  • Passenger56 (25%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car211 (76%)
  • Motorcycle21 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Norfolk in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (9)

How North Norfolk ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 2017.

Collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Norfolk in 2017

Cromer Town, North Norfolk, NR27 9DP area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Norfolk in 2017, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Norfolk with the most crashes in 2017

The A149 had the most collisions in North Norfolk in 2017: 32, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Norfolk, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149325507
2ndA148162913
3rdA10655604
4thB11505512
5thA11514400
6thB11054802
7thB13544501
8thB14364400
9thA1403502
10thB11103500
11thA10622202
12thA10672401
13thB11452501
14thA10821100
15thB11461100
16thB11491100
17thB11531100
18thB11571100
19thB11591100
20thB14541101

Towns in North Norfolk: crashes in 2017

Cromer had the most collisions of any town in North Norfolk in 2017: 15.

Postcode districts in North Norfolk: crashes in 2017

NR21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Norfolk in 2017: 29.

Latest crashes in North Norfolk in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in North Norfolk in 2017, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

North Norfolk road accidents in other years