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Norwich road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 498 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 1997, and 588 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1996 (479), and casualties fell from 609.

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

Collisions in 1997
498
Up 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
588
Down 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 1997

0.4% of collisions in Norwich in 1997 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7014%
  • Slight42686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious7212%
  • Slight51487%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 498, up 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997: 498
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday79 (16%)
  • Thursday82 (16%)
  • Friday84 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.6%)
  • February28 (5.6%)
  • March21 (4.2%)
  • April39 (7.8%)
  • May45 (9%)
  • June50 (10%)
  • July44 (8.8%)
  • August42 (8.4%)
  • September32 (6.4%)
  • October49 (9.8%)
  • November53 (11%)
  • December57 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds390 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry342 (69%)
  • Wet or damp154 (31%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph455 (91%)
  • 40 mph40 (8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway416 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (44%)
  • Pedestrian118 (20%)
  • Cyclist111 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20111 (19%)
  • 21 to 2589 (15%)
  • 26 to 35101 (17%)
  • 36 to 4581 (14%)
  • 46 to 5549 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6521 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.4%)
  • Over 7512 (2%)
  • Not recorded32 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (64%)
  • Pedestrian118 (20%)
  • Passenger91 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car626 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle114 (13%)
  • Motorcycle87 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 1997.

Collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 1997

The A140 had the most collisions in Norwich in 1997: 58, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA140588106
2ndA147475107
3rdA1074252803
4thA11202602
5thA1024161901
6thA1042162202
7thA1151151611
8thA1067141801
9thB1108101002
10thA10548802
11thB11507702
12thA105661001
13thA12425701
14thB11404500
15thA1463401
16thA472200

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 1997

Norwich had 482 collisions in 1997.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 1997

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 1997: 137.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 1997, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years