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Norwich road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 826 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 1984, and 987 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 214 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1983 (788), and casualties rose from 939.

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

Collisions in 1984
826
Up 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
987
Up 5% on 1983
Fatal collisions
10
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
214
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 1984

1.2% of collisions in Norwich in 1984 were fatal and 26% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious21426%
  • Slight60273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious23123%
  • Slight74676%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 826, up 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (15%)
  • Tuesday115 (14%)
  • Wednesday102 (12%)
  • Thursday149 (18%)
  • Friday154 (19%)
  • Saturday119 (14%)
  • Sunday67 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59224 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (6.1%)
  • February68 (8.2%)
  • March72 (8.7%)
  • April58 (7%)
  • May63 (7.6%)
  • June56 (6.8%)
  • July73 (8.8%)
  • August60 (7.3%)
  • September68 (8.2%)
  • October83 (10%)
  • November81 (9.8%)
  • December94 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight597 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit221 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds644 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other28 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry521 (63%)
  • Wet or damp287 (35%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph756 (92%)
  • 40 mph62 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway672 (81%)
  • Roundabout61 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist312 (32%)
  • Car occupant261 (26%)
  • Cyclist190 (19%)
  • Pedestrian184 (19%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1043 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1575 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20336 (34%)
  • 21 to 25130 (13%)
  • 26 to 35136 (14%)
  • 36 to 4571 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 5557 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6555 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.1%)
  • Over 7520 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider628 (64%)
  • Pedestrian184 (19%)
  • Passenger175 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car785 (55%)
  • Motorcycle330 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle202 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Norwich

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Norwich ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 102nd most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 1984

The A47 had the most collisions in Norwich in 1984: 123, including 2 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47123164232
2ndA14787106123
3rdA1403843210
4thA1074242907
5thB1140242704
6thA1151232705
7thA1024222402
8thB1108212103
9thA1067202807
10thA11151914
11thB11508905

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 1984

Norwich had 805 collisions in 1984.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 1984

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 1984: 210.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 1984, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years