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Norwich road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 552 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 1999, and 696 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1998 (507), and casualties rose from 608.

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

Collisions in 1999
552
Up 9% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
696
Up 14% on 1998
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 1999

0.7% of collisions in Norwich in 1999 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious10118%
  • Slight44781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious11116%
  • Slight58183%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 552, up 9% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999: 552
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (13%)
  • Tuesday80 (14%)
  • Wednesday99 (18%)
  • Thursday94 (17%)
  • Friday87 (16%)
  • Saturday73 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (9.4%)
  • February36 (6.5%)
  • March47 (8.5%)
  • April42 (7.6%)
  • May56 (10%)
  • June51 (9.2%)
  • July51 (9.2%)
  • August41 (7.4%)
  • September38 (6.9%)
  • October47 (8.5%)
  • November55 (10%)
  • December36 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight390 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit148 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds438 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry361 (65%)
  • Wet or damp178 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph493 (89%)
  • 40 mph54 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway429 (78%)
  • Roundabout49 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (47%)
  • Pedestrian138 (20%)
  • Cyclist97 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1553 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2098 (14%)
  • 21 to 2583 (12%)
  • 26 to 35114 (16%)
  • 36 to 4579 (11%)
  • 46 to 5558 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.9%)
  • Over 7521 (3%)
  • Not recorded93 (13%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider398 (57%)
  • Passenger160 (23%)
  • Pedestrian138 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car703 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle87 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach38 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 147th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 1999

The A140 had the most collisions in Norwich in 1999: 61, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA140618419
2ndA1475365012
3rdA1074324017
4thA1151232502
5thA11222802
6thA1067151701
7thB1108151604
8thA1042131403
9thA1024121502
10thB1150121302
11thB1140101204
12thA10566703
13thA1466603
14thA12424501
15thA10541100

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 1999

Norwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 535.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 1999

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 1999: 142.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 1999, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1999.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years