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Norwich road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 679 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 1992, and 794 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1991 (715), and casualties fell from 904.

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

Collisions in 1992
679
Down 5% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
794
Down 12% on 1991
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 1992

1.3% of collisions in Norwich in 1992 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious10515%
  • Slight56583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious11314%
  • Slight67285%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 1992 is highlighted, with 679, down 5% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992: 679
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (13%)
  • Tuesday98 (14%)
  • Wednesday125 (18%)
  • Thursday114 (17%)
  • Friday116 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (12%)
  • Sunday56 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.7%)
  • February39 (5.7%)
  • March54 (8%)
  • April56 (8.2%)
  • May55 (8.1%)
  • June67 (9.9%)
  • July61 (9%)
  • August48 (7.1%)
  • September58 (8.5%)
  • October56 (8.2%)
  • November69 (10%)
  • December57 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight498 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds529 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Other21 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry434 (64%)
  • Wet or damp240 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph608 (90%)
  • 40 mph65 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway545 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout44 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (42%)
  • Cyclist154 (19%)
  • Pedestrian143 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20174 (22%)
  • 21 to 2599 (12%)
  • 26 to 35161 (20%)
  • 36 to 4574 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5560 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.9%)
  • Over 7530 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded31 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider496 (62%)
  • Passenger155 (20%)
  • Pedestrian143 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car804 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle160 (13%)
  • Motorcycle129 (11%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 115th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
115th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
154th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 1992

The A47 had the most collisions in Norwich in 1992: 67, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47678319
2ndA147536503
3rdA140414808
4thB1108293206
5thA1074242816
6thB1150141802
7thA11131803
8thA1151131301
9thA1024111307
10thA1067111904
11thA14691121
12thB114081101
13thA10424400
14thA10543300
15thA10563301
16thA12421100

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 1992

Norwich had 659 collisions in 1992.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 1992

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 1992: 188.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 1992, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years