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Norwich road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 804 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 1986, and 971 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 231 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1985 (762), and casualties rose from 910.

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

Collisions in 1986
804
Up 6% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
971
Up 7% on 1985
Fatal collisions
9
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
231
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 1986

1.1% of collisions in Norwich in 1986 were fatal and 29% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious23129%
  • Slight56470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious25526%
  • Slight70773%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 804, up 6% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (12%)
  • Tuesday123 (15%)
  • Wednesday116 (14%)
  • Thursday126 (16%)
  • Friday146 (18%)
  • Saturday116 (14%)
  • Sunday81 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59112 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (7.8%)
  • February63 (7.8%)
  • March51 (6.3%)
  • April66 (8.2%)
  • May69 (8.6%)
  • June51 (6.3%)
  • July70 (8.7%)
  • August70 (8.7%)
  • September63 (7.8%)
  • October81 (10%)
  • November93 (12%)
  • December64 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight562 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit227 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds655 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry539 (67%)
  • Wet or damp237 (29%)
  • Frost or ice27 (3.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph729 (91%)
  • 40 mph69 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway656 (82%)
  • Roundabout62 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (6.2%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist311 (32%)
  • Car occupant246 (25%)
  • Cyclist192 (20%)
  • Pedestrian179 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1580 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20283 (29%)
  • 21 to 25147 (15%)
  • 26 to 35122 (13%)
  • 36 to 4592 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5571 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.1%)
  • Over 7526 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider622 (64%)
  • Pedestrian179 (18%)
  • Passenger170 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car769 (55%)
  • Motorcycle314 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle201 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 in Norwich

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Norwich ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 98th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
98th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 1986

The A47 had the most collisions in Norwich in 1986: 120, including 3 fatal and 44 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47120161344
2ndA1477285121
3rdA140404719
4thA1074293704
5thB1108243108
6thA1151212207
7thA1024202625
8thA1067172403
9thB1140172102
10thB1150121402
11thA11111202

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 1986

Norwich had 785 collisions in 1986.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 1986

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 1986: 209.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 1986, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years