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Norwich road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 508 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 2001, and 629 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2000 (541), and casualties fell from 660.

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

Collisions in 2001
508
Down 6% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
629
Down 5% on 2000
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 2001

0.4% of collisions in Norwich in 2001 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious8717%
  • Slight41982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious9215%
  • Slight53585%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 508, down 6% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001: 508
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (17%)
  • Tuesday84 (17%)
  • Wednesday62 (12%)
  • Thursday94 (19%)
  • Friday70 (14%)
  • Saturday68 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (9.4%)
  • February39 (7.7%)
  • March48 (9.4%)
  • April38 (7.5%)
  • May38 (7.5%)
  • June36 (7.1%)
  • July40 (7.9%)
  • August45 (8.9%)
  • September40 (7.9%)
  • October44 (8.7%)
  • November48 (9.4%)
  • December44 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds419 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (9.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (61%)
  • Wet or damp190 (37%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph456 (90%)
  • 40 mph49 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway403 (79%)
  • Roundabout42 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (43%)
  • Pedestrian117 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (15%)
  • Cyclist91 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2089 (14%)
  • 21 to 2591 (14%)
  • 26 to 35144 (23%)
  • 36 to 4574 (12%)
  • 46 to 5560 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.2%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider381 (61%)
  • Passenger131 (21%)
  • Pedestrian117 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car613 (67%)
  • Motorcycle99 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (10%)
  • Bus or coach38 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Norwich

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Norwich ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 161st most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Norwich in 2001

Mancroft, Norwich, NR2 1TW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Norwich in 2001, with 104 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 2001

The A140 had the most collisions in Norwich in 2001: 63, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA140638307
2ndA147587609
3rdA1074313616
4thB1108192003
5thA11171802
6thA1151142202
7thA1042121504
8thA1024101301
9thA105691102
10thA10678900
11thB11508903
12thA12427701
13thB11407901
14thA1466800
15thA10543302
16thA1492201

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 2001

Norwich had 493 collisions in 2001.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 2001

NR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 2001: 129.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 2001, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years