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Norwich road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 762 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 1985, and 910 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 248 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1984 (826), and casualties fell from 987.

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

Collisions in 1985
762
Down 8% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
910
Down 8% on 1984
Fatal collisions
10
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
248
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 1985

1.3% of collisions in Norwich in 1985 were fatal and 33% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious24833%
  • Slight50466%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious26629%
  • Slight63470%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 762, down 8% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985: 762
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (14%)
  • Tuesday122 (16%)
  • Wednesday106 (14%)
  • Thursday121 (16%)
  • Friday134 (18%)
  • Saturday115 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59149 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (5.8%)
  • February55 (7.2%)
  • March54 (7.1%)
  • April47 (6.2%)
  • May60 (7.9%)
  • June61 (8%)
  • July66 (8.7%)
  • August81 (11%)
  • September62 (8.1%)
  • October83 (11%)
  • November97 (13%)
  • December52 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight545 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit211 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds589 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other29 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry476 (62%)
  • Wet or damp258 (34%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph674 (88%)
  • 40 mph80 (10%)
  • 60 mph8 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway614 (81%)
  • Roundabout58 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (6%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist277 (30%)
  • Car occupant246 (27%)
  • Pedestrian184 (20%)
  • Cyclist169 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1588 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20306 (34%)
  • 21 to 25104 (11%)
  • 26 to 35105 (12%)
  • 36 to 4580 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5560 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4.8%)
  • Over 7525 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider562 (62%)
  • Pedestrian184 (20%)
  • Passenger164 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car712 (55%)
  • Motorcycle290 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle176 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 106th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 1985

The A47 had the most collisions in Norwich in 1985: 111, including 2 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47111141234
2ndA1476376023
3rdA1403948117
4thA1074294305
5thA1024242506
6thB11082124010
7thA11192309
8thA1067172316
9thA1151161705
10thB1140141606
11thB11506803
12thA1461100
13thB14571100
14thB8531210

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 1985

Norwich had 733 collisions in 1985.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 1985

NR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 1985: 206.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 1985, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1985.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years