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Norwich road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 957 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 1989, and 1,150 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 220 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1988 (828), and casualties rose from 992.

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

Collisions in 1989
957
Up 16% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,150
Up 16% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
220
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 1989

0.9% of collisions in Norwich in 1989 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious22023%
  • Slight72876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious24021%
  • Slight90178%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 957, up 16% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (14%)
  • Tuesday129 (13%)
  • Wednesday126 (13%)
  • Thursday172 (18%)
  • Friday181 (19%)
  • Saturday145 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59137 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59230 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59165 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59110 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (8%)
  • February89 (9.3%)
  • March73 (7.6%)
  • April78 (8.2%)
  • May67 (7%)
  • June68 (7.1%)
  • July73 (7.6%)
  • August89 (9.3%)
  • September78 (8.2%)
  • October82 (8.6%)
  • November95 (9.9%)
  • December88 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight651 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit289 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds756 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds129 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry620 (65%)
  • Wet or damp330 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph855 (89%)
  • 40 mph93 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph9 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway789 (82%)
  • Roundabout69 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist287 (25%)
  • Pedestrian219 (19%)
  • Cyclist216 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1047 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1574 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20335 (29%)
  • 21 to 25145 (13%)
  • 26 to 35161 (14%)
  • 36 to 45119 (10%)
  • 46 to 5586 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6574 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.4%)
  • Over 7540 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider711 (62%)
  • Passenger220 (19%)
  • Pedestrian219 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,020 (60%)
  • Motorcycle307 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle223 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 81st most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
81st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 1989

The A47 had the most collisions in Norwich in 1989: 158, including 3 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47158208334
2ndA1478593116
3rdA1405467012
4thA1024323508
5thA11273109
6thA1151273109
7thA10672637110
8thA1074263115
9thB1108253407
10thB1140192205
11thB1150152105
12thB14571100

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 1989

Norwich had 934 collisions in 1989.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 1989

NR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 1989: 252.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years