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Norwich road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 617 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 1993, and 749 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1992 (679), and casualties fell from 794.

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

Collisions in 1993
617
Down 9% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
749
Down 6% on 1992
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 1993

0.5% of collisions in Norwich in 1993 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious9616%
  • Slight51884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious10414%
  • Slight64286%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 1993 is highlighted, with 617, down 9% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993: 617
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (15%)
  • Tuesday88 (14%)
  • Wednesday94 (15%)
  • Thursday96 (16%)
  • Friday126 (20%)
  • Saturday83 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (5.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.9%)
  • February36 (5.8%)
  • March42 (6.8%)
  • April49 (7.9%)
  • May53 (8.6%)
  • June57 (9.2%)
  • July56 (9.1%)
  • August46 (7.5%)
  • September49 (7.9%)
  • October60 (9.7%)
  • November60 (9.7%)
  • December54 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight469 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds478 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other23 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry418 (68%)
  • Wet or damp190 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph558 (90%)
  • 40 mph57 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway483 (78%)
  • Roundabout55 (8.9%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (42%)
  • Pedestrian149 (20%)
  • Cyclist138 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1036 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1545 (6%)
  • 16 to 20136 (18%)
  • 21 to 25111 (15%)
  • 26 to 35136 (18%)
  • 36 to 4580 (11%)
  • 46 to 5547 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.3%)
  • Over 7530 (4%)
  • Not recorded45 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (61%)
  • Pedestrian149 (20%)
  • Passenger144 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car747 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle139 (13%)
  • Motorcycle117 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 128th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
299th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 1993

The A140 had the most collisions in Norwich in 1993: 63, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA140637909
2ndA147627104
3rdA1074344324
4thB1108313906
5thA1024182504
6thA1151181902
7thB1140171802
8thA1067152105
9thA146121704
10thB1150101303
11thA104291101
12thA119900
13thA12427902
14thA10565500
15thA10544701
16thA10651100

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 1993

Norwich had 601 collisions in 1993.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 1993

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 1993: 159.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 1993, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years