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Norwich road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 715 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 1991, and 904 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1990 (824), and casualties fell from 944.

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

Collisions in 1991
715
Down 13% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
904
Down 4% on 1990
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 1991

0.7% of collisions in Norwich in 1991 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious13919%
  • Slight57180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious15217%
  • Slight74683%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 715, down 13% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (17%)
  • Tuesday105 (15%)
  • Wednesday107 (15%)
  • Thursday117 (16%)
  • Friday112 (16%)
  • Saturday97 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59145 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59191 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (10%)
  • February40 (5.6%)
  • March65 (9.1%)
  • April58 (8.1%)
  • May66 (9.2%)
  • June76 (11%)
  • July46 (6.4%)
  • August44 (6.2%)
  • September74 (10%)
  • October63 (8.8%)
  • November65 (9.1%)
  • December44 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight527 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit165 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds571 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry477 (67%)
  • Wet or damp221 (31%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph621 (87%)
  • 40 mph86 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway572 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout32 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist188 (21%)
  • Cyclist163 (18%)
  • Pedestrian160 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (5.8%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1067 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1579 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20202 (22%)
  • 21 to 25133 (15%)
  • 26 to 35145 (16%)
  • 36 to 4594 (10%)
  • 46 to 5550 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6551 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.1%)
  • Over 7526 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider536 (59%)
  • Passenger208 (23%)
  • Pedestrian160 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car791 (62%)
  • Motorcycle192 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle167 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 112th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 1991

The A47 had the most collisions in Norwich in 1991: 98, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4798117015
2ndA1475673118
3rdA1403853110
4thA1074263104
5thA11263508
6thB1108235914
7thA1151223003
8thA1024192206
9thA1067152203
10thB1140131403
11thB1150121304

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 1991

Norwich had 694 collisions in 1991.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 1991

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 1991: 200.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 1991, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years