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Norwich road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 828 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 1988, and 992 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 221 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1987 (765), and casualties rose from 904.

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

Collisions in 1988
828
Up 8% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
992
Up 10% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
221
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 1988

1% of collisions in Norwich in 1988 were fatal and 27% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious22127%
  • Slight59972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious24525%
  • Slight73974%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 828, up 8% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (16%)
  • Tuesday141 (17%)
  • Wednesday143 (17%)
  • Thursday122 (15%)
  • Friday131 (16%)
  • Saturday91 (11%)
  • Sunday67 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59239 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (8.1%)
  • February47 (5.7%)
  • March55 (6.6%)
  • April58 (7%)
  • May70 (8.5%)
  • June69 (8.3%)
  • July72 (8.7%)
  • August65 (7.9%)
  • September74 (8.9%)
  • October88 (11%)
  • November85 (10%)
  • December78 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight613 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit202 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds669 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry563 (68%)
  • Wet or damp254 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph740 (89%)
  • 40 mph77 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway679 (82%)
  • Roundabout57 (6.9%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist256 (26%)
  • Pedestrian203 (20%)
  • Cyclist182 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1052 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1565 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20282 (28%)
  • 21 to 25135 (14%)
  • 26 to 35141 (14%)
  • 36 to 4594 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5570 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6560 (6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.4%)
  • Over 7532 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider622 (63%)
  • Pedestrian203 (20%)
  • Passenger167 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car857 (58%)
  • Motorcycle269 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle190 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach28 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 94th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
94th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 1988

The A47 had the most collisions in Norwich in 1988: 140, including 1 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47140183138
2ndA1478292116
3rdA10743439010
4thA140343819
5thA11233004
6thA1024202003
7thA1151202316
8thA1067192306
9thB1140181807
10thB1108121205
11thB1150121603
12thA1461100

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 1988

Norwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 803.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 1988

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 1988: 210.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 1988, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years