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Norwich road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 510 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 2003, and 612 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2002 (452), and casualties rose from 566.

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

Collisions in 2003
510
Up 13% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
612
Up 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 2003

0.4% of collisions in Norwich in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6914%
  • Slight43986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious7312%
  • Slight53788%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 510, up 13% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 510
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (17%)
  • Tuesday80 (16%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday82 (16%)
  • Friday85 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (6.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.4%)
  • February42 (8.2%)
  • March41 (8%)
  • April35 (6.9%)
  • May44 (8.6%)
  • June43 (8.4%)
  • July41 (8%)
  • August33 (6.5%)
  • September45 (8.8%)
  • October51 (10%)
  • November46 (9%)
  • December46 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds422 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry338 (66%)
  • Wet or damp158 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph459 (90%)
  • 40 mph46 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway398 (78%)
  • Roundabout49 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (7.8%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (44%)
  • Pedestrian130 (21%)
  • Cyclist90 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20107 (17%)
  • 21 to 2575 (12%)
  • 26 to 35133 (22%)
  • 36 to 4590 (15%)
  • 46 to 5563 (10%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.2%)
  • Over 7521 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (61%)
  • Pedestrian130 (21%)
  • Passenger110 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car635 (69%)
  • Motorcycle98 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach34 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 144th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Norwich in 2003

Mancroft, Norwich, NR2 1TW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Norwich in 2003, with 98 collisions, 16 of them serious.

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 2003

The A147 had the most collisions in Norwich in 2003: 57, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA147576906
2ndA140365106
3rdA1074323403
4thA1402213111
5thA1042192203
6thA1067181802
7thA1151141600
8thA11131800
9thB1108131601
10thA1024101310
11thA105691102
12thA12427901
13thB11406700
14thA1465700
15thB11505501
16thA10542201

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 2003

Norwich had 497 collisions in 2003.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 2003

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 2003: 133.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 2003, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years