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Norwich road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 541 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 2000, and 660 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1999 (552), and casualties fell from 696.

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

Collisions in 2000
541
Down 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
660
Down 5% on 1999
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 2000

1.3% of collisions in Norwich in 2000 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious8616%
  • Slight44883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious9014%
  • Slight56285%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 541, down 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000: 541
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (13%)
  • Wednesday73 (13%)
  • Thursday84 (16%)
  • Friday90 (17%)
  • Saturday86 (16%)
  • Sunday61 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7%)
  • February31 (5.7%)
  • March41 (7.6%)
  • April46 (8.5%)
  • May53 (9.8%)
  • June38 (7%)
  • July38 (7%)
  • August35 (6.5%)
  • September46 (8.5%)
  • October53 (9.8%)
  • November65 (12%)
  • December57 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight381 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds440 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (63%)
  • Wet or damp194 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph481 (89%)
  • 40 mph58 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway420 (78%)
  • Roundabout54 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (7%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (45%)
  • Pedestrian129 (20%)
  • Cyclist105 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1033 (5%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20107 (16%)
  • 21 to 2585 (13%)
  • 26 to 35112 (17%)
  • 36 to 4578 (12%)
  • 46 to 5557 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.1%)
  • Over 7517 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded46 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider381 (58%)
  • Passenger150 (23%)
  • Pedestrian129 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car673 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle111 (11%)
  • Motorcycle77 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach31 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 148th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 2000

The A140 had the most collisions in Norwich in 2000: 65, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1406577015
2ndA147475606
3rdA1074303304
4thA1151182103
5thA11162203
6thB1108161705
7thA1067151901
8thA1042142413
9thB11407701
10thA12426911
11thA1466601
12thA10245601
13thB115051000
14thA10563300
15thA10542310
16thA10641200

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 2000

Norwich had 523 collisions in 2000.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 2000

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 2000: 137.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 2000, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years