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Norwich road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 507 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 1998, and 608 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1997 (498), and casualties rose from 588.

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

Collisions in 1998
507
Up 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
608
Up 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 1998

0.8% of collisions in Norwich in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious8116%
  • Slight42283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious8915%
  • Slight51585%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 507, up 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 507
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday77 (15%)
  • Wednesday92 (18%)
  • Thursday85 (17%)
  • Friday76 (15%)
  • Saturday66 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (4.9%)
  • February38 (7.5%)
  • March42 (8.3%)
  • April37 (7.3%)
  • May45 (8.9%)
  • June52 (10%)
  • July37 (7.3%)
  • August42 (8.3%)
  • September42 (8.3%)
  • October54 (11%)
  • November55 (11%)
  • December38 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight382 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry331 (65%)
  • Wet or damp170 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph449 (89%)
  • 40 mph54 (11%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout39 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (45%)
  • Pedestrian117 (19%)
  • Cyclist96 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2097 (16%)
  • 21 to 2576 (13%)
  • 26 to 35122 (20%)
  • 36 to 4579 (13%)
  • 46 to 5559 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.6%)
  • Over 7512 (2%)
  • Not recorded33 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (62%)
  • Pedestrian117 (19%)
  • Passenger112 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car644 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (11%)
  • Motorcycle97 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 175th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 1998

The A140 and A147 had the most collisions in Norwich in 1998, with 54 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA140546808
2ndA147546104
3rdA11252702
4thA1074243103
5thA1042212513
6thA1151173013
7thA1024141602
8thB1108131302
9thA1067121703
10thA146101111
11thB114091000
12thB115091003
13thA105471002
14thA12424700
15thA10563301
16thA472501

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 1998

Norwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 493.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 1998

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 1998: 129.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 1998, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years