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North Norfolk road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 151 road traffic collisions in North Norfolk in 2024, and 218 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2023 (169), and casualties fell from 250.

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

Collisions in 2024
151
Down 11% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
218
Down 13% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
29% of collisions

Crash severity in North Norfolk in 2024

2.6% of collisions in North Norfolk in 2024 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.7% and 28% in North Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.6%
  • Serious4429%
  • Slight10368%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious5626%
  • Slight15772%

North Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 372 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 151, down 11% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (9.3%)
  • Tuesday25 (17%)
  • Wednesday25 (17%)
  • Thursday25 (17%)
  • Friday22 (15%)
  • Saturday18 (12%)
  • Sunday22 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.6%)
  • February15 (9.9%)
  • March10 (6.6%)
  • April15 (9.9%)
  • May18 (12%)
  • June7 (4.6%)
  • July17 (11%)
  • August13 (8.6%)
  • September10 (6.6%)
  • October10 (6.6%)
  • November15 (9.9%)
  • December11 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (68%)
  • Wet or damp44 (29%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (4%)
  • 30 mph49 (32%)
  • 40 mph15 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph19 (13%)
  • 60 mph62 (41%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (96%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Norfolk in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (11%)
  • Pedestrian22 (10%)
  • Cyclist17 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2033 (15%)
  • 21 to 2515 (6.9%)
  • 26 to 3528 (13%)
  • 36 to 4525 (11%)
  • 46 to 5522 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (14%)
  • 66 to 7524 (11%)
  • Over 7523 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider134 (61%)
  • Passenger62 (28%)
  • Pedestrian22 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car196 (73%)
  • Motorcycle23 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Norfolk in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 2024.

Collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Norfolk in 2024

North Walsham Market Cross, North Norfolk, NR28 9DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Norfolk in 2024, with 8 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in North Norfolk with the most crashes in 2024

The A149 had the most collisions in North Norfolk in 2024: 24, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Norfolk, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149243201
2ndA148183124
3rdB13547804
4thB115061311
5thA11515802
6thB11105812
7thB11054801
8thA10653600
9thB11453301
10thA10622200
11thB11562802
12thB13552501
13thB14362200
14thA10671101
15thA10821100
16thA1401200
17thB11461300
18thB14541300

Towns in North Norfolk: crashes in 2024

North Walsham had the most collisions of any town in North Norfolk in 2024: 12.

Postcode districts in North Norfolk: crashes in 2024

NR12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Norfolk in 2024: 25.

Latest crashes in North Norfolk in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in North Norfolk in 2024, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

North Norfolk road accidents in other years