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Norwich road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 479 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 1996, and 609 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1995 (460), and casualties rose from 555.

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

Collisions in 1996
479
Up 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
609
Up 10% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 1996

1% of collisions in Norwich in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious7716%
  • Slight39783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious8915%
  • Slight51585%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 479, up 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996: 479
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (16%)
  • Wednesday72 (15%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.9%)
  • February40 (8.4%)
  • March35 (7.3%)
  • April38 (7.9%)
  • May37 (7.7%)
  • June33 (6.9%)
  • July43 (9%)
  • August38 (7.9%)
  • September45 (9.4%)
  • October45 (9.4%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December36 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds372 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry306 (64%)
  • Wet or damp160 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph438 (91%)
  • 40 mph38 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (82%)
  • Roundabout32 (6.7%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant295 (48%)
  • Pedestrian134 (22%)
  • Cyclist91 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20112 (18%)
  • 21 to 2587 (14%)
  • 26 to 35119 (20%)
  • 36 to 4559 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5555 (9%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.8%)
  • Over 7518 (3%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (56%)
  • Passenger137 (22%)
  • Pedestrian134 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car609 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (11%)
  • Motorcycle70 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 1996.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 1996

The A140 had the most collisions in Norwich in 1996: 50, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1405065010
2ndA1474355110
3rdA1074263302
4thA1042242804
5thB1140182002
6thA1151171901
7thA11151901
8thA1067142304
9thB1108132003
10thA146101202
11thA102491303
12thA12426900
13thB11505700
14thA10543300
15thA10563310
16thA471100

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 1996

Norwich had 465 collisions in 1996.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 1996

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 1996: 131.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 1996, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years