Skip to main content
CrashStats

Norwich road accidents in 1982: crash statistics

Police recorded 716 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 1982, and 874 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 210 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1981 (685), and casualties rose from 796.

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

Collisions in 1982
716
Up 5% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
874
Up 10% on 1981
Fatal collisions
8
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
210
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 1982

1.1% of collisions in Norwich in 1982 were fatal and 29% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious21029%
  • Slight49870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious23327%
  • Slight63372%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 716, up 5% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (14%)
  • Tuesday114 (16%)
  • Wednesday96 (13%)
  • Thursday100 (14%)
  • Friday136 (19%)
  • Saturday95 (13%)
  • Sunday72 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59189 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (9.5%)
  • February55 (7.7%)
  • March55 (7.7%)
  • April36 (5%)
  • May46 (6.4%)
  • June51 (7.1%)
  • July54 (7.5%)
  • August59 (8.2%)
  • September64 (8.9%)
  • October83 (12%)
  • November81 (11%)
  • December64 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight509 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit205 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds566 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Other22 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry449 (63%)
  • Wet or damp240 (34%)
  • Frost or ice27 (3.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph641 (90%)
  • 40 mph69 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway586 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout44 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist268 (31%)
  • Car occupant264 (30%)
  • Pedestrian160 (18%)
  • Cyclist155 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1565 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20274 (31%)
  • 21 to 25104 (12%)
  • 26 to 35113 (13%)
  • 36 to 4577 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5560 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6563 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.2%)
  • Over 7531 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider534 (61%)
  • Passenger180 (21%)
  • Pedestrian160 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car667 (55%)
  • Motorcycle285 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle161 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.6%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Norwich ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 110th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
110th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 1982

The A47 had the most collisions in Norwich in 1982: 116, including 1 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47116139132
2ndA1475465119
3rdA140324119
4thB1108273507
5thA1074212622
6thB1140202406
7thA1067192405
8thA1151182607
9thA11172403
10thA1024151705
11thB1150101003
12thA1461100

Latest crashes in Norwich in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years