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North Norfolk road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 152 road traffic collisions in North Norfolk in 2021, and 207 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2020 (145), and casualties rose from 184.

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

Collisions in 2021
152
Up 5% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
207
Up 13% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
31% of collisions

Crash severity in North Norfolk in 2021

0.7% of collisions in North Norfolk in 2021 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.7% and 28% in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious4731%
  • Slight10468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5125%
  • Slight15575%

North Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 372 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 152, up 5% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 152
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (15%)
  • Tuesday16 (11%)
  • Wednesday22 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (20%)
  • Friday17 (11%)
  • Saturday23 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (5.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.6%)
  • February6 (3.9%)
  • March6 (3.9%)
  • April8 (5.3%)
  • May17 (11%)
  • June8 (5.3%)
  • July15 (9.9%)
  • August24 (16%)
  • September25 (16%)
  • October7 (4.6%)
  • November12 (7.9%)
  • December17 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds124 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (12%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (70%)
  • Wet or damp39 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2%)
  • Snow2 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4.6%)
  • 30 mph44 (29%)
  • 40 mph11 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph16 (11%)
  • 60 mph74 (49%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (97%)
  • Roundabout3 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Norfolk in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant135 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (14%)
  • Pedestrian17 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist14 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 105 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2019 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2517 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3531 (15%)
  • 36 to 4517 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5526 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (14%)
  • 66 to 7526 (13%)
  • Over 7523 (11%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider150 (72%)
  • Passenger40 (19%)
  • Pedestrian17 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car198 (74%)
  • Motorcycle28 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Norfolk in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 and the 8 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 (8)

How North Norfolk ranked among 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 2021.

Collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Norfolk in 2021

Hoveton & Tunstead, North Norfolk, NR12 8QG area and North Walsham Market Cross, North Norfolk, NR28 9DH area were among the busiest accident hotspots in North Norfolk in 2021, with 5 collisions each.

Roads in North Norfolk with the most crashes in 2021

The A148 had the most collisions in North Norfolk in 2021: 26, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Norfolk, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA148263603
2ndA149202716
3rdA14091502
4thB11056903
5thB13546602
6thA10624602
7thA10674701
8thB11494801
9thA11513402
10thB11503402
11thB14363500
12thB11102401
13thB11452202
14thB11462300
15thB11592201
16thA10651300

Towns in North Norfolk: crashes in 2021

North Walsham had the most collisions of any town in North Norfolk in 2021: 8.

Postcode districts in North Norfolk: crashes in 2021

NR12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Norfolk in 2021: 24.

Latest crashes in North Norfolk in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in North Norfolk in 2021, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

North Norfolk road accidents in other years