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Norwich road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 765 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 1987, and 904 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 186 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1986 (804), and casualties fell from 971.

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

Collisions in 1987
765
Down 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
904
Down 7% on 1986
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
186
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 1987

0.7% of collisions in Norwich in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious18624%
  • Slight57475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious20423%
  • Slight69577%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 765, down 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 765
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (16%)
  • Tuesday105 (14%)
  • Wednesday109 (14%)
  • Thursday127 (17%)
  • Friday148 (19%)
  • Saturday89 (12%)
  • Sunday67 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59203 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (6.3%)
  • February60 (7.8%)
  • March59 (7.7%)
  • April59 (7.7%)
  • May64 (8.4%)
  • June53 (6.9%)
  • July57 (7.5%)
  • August62 (8.1%)
  • September70 (9.2%)
  • October80 (10%)
  • November81 (11%)
  • December72 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight543 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit205 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds594 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other25 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry465 (61%)
  • Wet or damp283 (37%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph683 (89%)
  • 40 mph79 (10%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway621 (81%)
  • Roundabout72 (9.4%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist211 (23%)
  • Cyclist180 (20%)
  • Pedestrian178 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1044 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1562 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20264 (29%)
  • 21 to 25124 (14%)
  • 26 to 35112 (12%)
  • 36 to 4586 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5569 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6544 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.5%)
  • Over 7543 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider556 (62%)
  • Pedestrian178 (20%)
  • Passenger170 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car763 (58%)
  • Motorcycle221 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle191 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach40 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 103rd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 1987

The A47 had the most collisions in Norwich in 1987: 111, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47111139128
2ndA1477075012
3rdA140384706
4thA1067283509
5thA1024232303
6thB1108212205
7thA1074202206
8thA11172007
9thB1140172505
10thA1151141604
11thB1150121302
12thA1462301

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 1987

Norwich had 743 collisions in 1987.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 1987

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 1987: 200.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 1987, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years