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Norwich road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 824 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 1990, and 944 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 176 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1989 (957), and casualties fell from 1,150.

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

Collisions in 1990
824
Down 14% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
944
Down 18% on 1989
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
176
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 1990

0.8% of collisions in Norwich in 1990 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious17621%
  • Slight64178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious18419%
  • Slight75380%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 824, down 14% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990: 824
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (13%)
  • Tuesday106 (13%)
  • Wednesday136 (17%)
  • Thursday150 (18%)
  • Friday133 (16%)
  • Saturday116 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59238 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (8.6%)
  • February55 (6.7%)
  • March87 (11%)
  • April52 (6.3%)
  • May69 (8.4%)
  • June57 (6.9%)
  • July64 (7.8%)
  • August78 (9.5%)
  • September51 (6.2%)
  • October78 (9.5%)
  • November84 (10%)
  • December78 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight589 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit218 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds667 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry577 (70%)
  • Wet or damp242 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph757 (92%)
  • 40 mph64 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway665 (81%)
  • Roundabout63 (7.6%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist233 (25%)
  • Pedestrian194 (21%)
  • Cyclist182 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1048 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1570 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20252 (27%)
  • 21 to 25134 (14%)
  • 26 to 35137 (15%)
  • 36 to 4583 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5570 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6560 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.5%)
  • Over 7537 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider594 (63%)
  • Pedestrian194 (21%)
  • Passenger156 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car894 (61%)
  • Motorcycle250 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle186 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 103rd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 1990

The A47 had the most collisions in Norwich in 1990: 118, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47118138122
2ndA1478498019
3rdA1404550213
4thA1074343617
5thB1108283206
6thA1151202314
7thA1024172101
8thA1067161904
9thA11151603
10thB1150131503
11thB1140101302
12thA1461100
13thB11801100

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 1990

Norwich had 795 collisions in 1990.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 1990

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 1990: 207.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 1990, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years