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Norwich road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 2002, and 566 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2001 (508), and casualties fell from 629.

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

Collisions in 2002
452
Down 11% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
566
Down 10% on 2001
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 2002

0.4% of collisions in Norwich in 2002 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7416%
  • Slight37683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious8114%
  • Slight48385%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 452, down 11% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002: 452
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday70 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.2%)
  • February35 (7.7%)
  • March24 (5.3%)
  • April39 (8.6%)
  • May41 (9.1%)
  • June33 (7.3%)
  • July38 (8.4%)
  • August38 (8.4%)
  • September42 (9.3%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November43 (9.5%)
  • December31 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry304 (67%)
  • Wet or damp145 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph383 (85%)
  • 40 mph62 (14%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (77%)
  • Roundabout47 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (6.9%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (47%)
  • Pedestrian110 (19%)
  • Cyclist74 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1033 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2092 (16%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 35130 (23%)
  • 36 to 4570 (12%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.2%)
  • Over 7528 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider323 (57%)
  • Passenger133 (23%)
  • Pedestrian110 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car582 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle73 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach30 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Norwich ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2002.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Norwich in 2002

Mancroft, Norwich, NR2 1TW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Norwich in 2002, with 84 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 2002

The A140 had the most collisions in Norwich in 2002: 52, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA140527819
2ndA147516109
3rdA1074243003
4thA11223203
5thA1067121401
6thA1151121903
7thB1108111203
8thA104281101
9thA124281103
10thA14681003
11thB11407902
12thA10245501
13thA10545701
14thA10565900
15thA14024400
16thB11504400

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 2002

Norwich had 439 collisions in 2002.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 2002

NR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 2002: 125.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 2002, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years