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Norwich road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 474 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 2004, and 566 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2003 (510), and casualties fell from 612.

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

Collisions in 2004
474
Down 7% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
566
Down 8% on 2003
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 2004

0.6% of collisions in Norwich in 2004 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6714%
  • Slight40485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious6912%
  • Slight49487%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 474, down 7% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 474
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (16%)
  • Tuesday77 (16%)
  • Wednesday85 (18%)
  • Thursday75 (16%)
  • Friday64 (14%)
  • Saturday58 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.6%)
  • February27 (5.7%)
  • March48 (10%)
  • April23 (4.9%)
  • May36 (7.6%)
  • June47 (9.9%)
  • July31 (6.5%)
  • August51 (11%)
  • September52 (11%)
  • October44 (9.3%)
  • November39 (8.2%)
  • December40 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight335 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry324 (68%)
  • Wet or damp139 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph422 (89%)
  • 40 mph48 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway394 (83%)
  • Roundabout36 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (42%)
  • Pedestrian116 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (17%)
  • Cyclist84 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20118 (21%)
  • 21 to 2565 (11%)
  • 26 to 35121 (21%)
  • 36 to 4588 (16%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.8%)
  • Over 759 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (64%)
  • Pedestrian116 (20%)
  • Passenger86 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car581 (68%)
  • Motorcycle104 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (10%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 156th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Norwich in 2004

Mancroft, Norwich, NR2 1TW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Norwich in 2004, with 92 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 2004

The A147 had the most collisions in Norwich in 2004: 67, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA147678106
2ndA1074353702
3rdA140303513
4thA1042182703
5thA1067182303
6thA11172204
7thB1108161901
8thA1402131714
9thA1151111301
10thB114091301
11thA10568801
12thA12428901
13thA10246801
14thA1465900
15thB11504401
16thA10543300
17thA10751200

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 2004

Norwich had 468 collisions in 2004.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 2004

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 2004: 127.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years