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Norwich road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 620 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 1979, and 763 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 185 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 23,749 collisions in Norwich.

Collisions in 1979
620
Casualties in 1979
763
Fatal collisions
10
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
185
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 1979

1.6% of collisions in Norwich in 1979 were fatal and 30% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious18530%
  • Slight42569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious20026%
  • Slight55172%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 620.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979: 620
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025298334
2024273299
2023206234
2022257299
2021235270
2020220258
2019319368
2018336380
2017335387
2016386442
2015374445
2014400471
2013371435
2012321372
2011374456
2010335391
2009328375
2008350431
2007415509
2006381499
2005454544
2004474566
2003510612
2002452566
2001508629
2000541660
1999552696
1998507608
1997498588
1996479609
1995460555
1994508646
1993617749
1992679794
1991715904
1990824944
19899571,150
1988828992
1987765904
1986804971
1985762910
1984826987
1983788939
1982716874
1981685796
1980706854
1979620763

When and where crashes happen in Norwich in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (15%)
  • Tuesday93 (15%)
  • Wednesday92 (15%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday125 (20%)
  • Saturday85 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.3%)
  • February33 (5.3%)
  • March51 (8.2%)
  • April40 (6.5%)
  • May56 (9%)
  • June53 (8.5%)
  • July52 (8.4%)
  • August48 (7.7%)
  • September59 (9.5%)
  • October56 (9%)
  • November62 (10%)
  • December71 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight417 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit199 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds471 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other27 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry384 (62%)
  • Wet or damp199 (32%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.7%)
  • Snow13 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph559 (90%)
  • 40 mph55 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph6 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway508 (82%)
  • Roundabout45 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist197 (26%)
  • Cyclist134 (18%)
  • Pedestrian134 (18%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1036 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1557 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20209 (27%)
  • 21 to 2596 (13%)
  • 26 to 35109 (14%)
  • 36 to 4565 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5564 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7544 (5.8%)
  • Over 7521 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider468 (61%)
  • Passenger161 (21%)
  • Pedestrian134 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (53%)
  • Motorcycle201 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle140 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (6.5%)
  • Other vehicle30 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.2%)
  • Minibus9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Norwich ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 141st most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
141st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 1979

The A47 had the most collisions in Norwich in 1979: 109, including 2 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47109140239
2ndA1475874213
3rdA140314409
4thB1108283408
5thA1074232805
6thA1151192208
7thA11182214
8thB1140141503
9thA1067131604
10thA1024111203
11thB11505702

Latest crashes in Norwich in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 1979, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years