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North Norfolk road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 169 road traffic collisions in North Norfolk in 2023, and 250 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2022 (173), and casualties rose from 238.

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

Collisions in 2023
169
Down 2% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
250
Up 5% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
34% of collisions

Crash severity in North Norfolk in 2023

0.6% of collisions in North Norfolk in 2023 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.7% and 28% in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious5734%
  • Slight11166%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious6225%
  • Slight18775%

North Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 372 in 1990. 2023 is highlighted, with 169, down 2% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (16%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday23 (14%)
  • Friday30 (18%)
  • Saturday26 (15%)
  • Sunday15 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (8.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.1%)
  • February11 (6.5%)
  • March17 (10%)
  • April14 (8.3%)
  • May11 (6.5%)
  • June12 (7.1%)
  • July16 (9.5%)
  • August23 (14%)
  • September16 (9.5%)
  • October10 (5.9%)
  • November19 (11%)
  • December8 (4.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (8.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry119 (70%)
  • Wet or damp40 (24%)
  • Frost or ice7 (4.1%)
  • Snow2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (7.1%)
  • 30 mph51 (30%)
  • 40 mph18 (11%)
  • 50 mph18 (11%)
  • 60 mph70 (41%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Norfolk in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (72%)
  • Pedestrian33 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2027 (11%)
  • 21 to 2520 (8%)
  • 26 to 3526 (10%)
  • 36 to 4532 (13%)
  • 46 to 5533 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (13%)
  • 66 to 7520 (8%)
  • Over 7533 (13%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (63%)
  • Passenger60 (24%)
  • Pedestrian33 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car227 (77%)
  • Motorcycle24 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Norfolk in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 2023.

Collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Norfolk in 2023

Cromer Town, North Norfolk, NR27 9DP area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Norfolk in 2023, with 9 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in North Norfolk with the most crashes in 2023

The A149 had the most collisions in North Norfolk in 2023: 21, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Norfolk, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149213008
2ndA148183807
3rdB111061101
4thB115061001
5thB11055702
6thB13545601
7thA10674401
8thB11594903
9thA10623302
10thA10653302
11thA11513400
12thB11463401
13thA10822200
14thB11452310
15thA1401101
16thB11491100
17thB13551100

Towns in North Norfolk: crashes in 2023

Cromer had the most collisions of any town in North Norfolk in 2023: 11.

Postcode districts in North Norfolk: crashes in 2023

NR12 and NR21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Norfolk in 2023, with 29 each.

Latest crashes in North Norfolk in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in North Norfolk in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

North Norfolk road accidents in other years