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Norwich road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 454 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 2005, and 544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2004 (474), and casualties fell from 566.

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

Collisions in 2005
454
Down 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
544
Down 4% on 2004
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 2005

0.2% of collisions in Norwich in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5011%
  • Slight40389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious519.4%
  • Slight49290%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 454, down 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 454
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (16%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday79 (17%)
  • Thursday61 (13%)
  • Friday95 (21%)
  • Saturday54 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (11%)
  • February31 (6.8%)
  • March34 (7.5%)
  • April30 (6.6%)
  • May41 (9%)
  • June31 (6.8%)
  • July31 (6.8%)
  • August31 (6.8%)
  • September44 (9.7%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November45 (9.9%)
  • December41 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds377 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (9.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (69%)
  • Wet or damp124 (27%)
  • Snow10 (2.2%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph397 (87%)
  • 40 mph54 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway346 (76%)
  • Roundabout60 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (47%)
  • Cyclist103 (19%)
  • Pedestrian91 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5%)
  • 16 to 20112 (21%)
  • 21 to 2572 (13%)
  • 26 to 35107 (20%)
  • 36 to 4579 (15%)
  • 46 to 5571 (13%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.2%)
  • Over 757 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (68%)
  • Pedestrian91 (17%)
  • Passenger84 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (13%)
  • Motorcycle84 (10%)
  • Bus or coach36 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 163rd most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Norwich in 2005

Mancroft, Norwich, NR2 1TW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Norwich in 2005, with 77 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 2005

The A147 had the most collisions in Norwich in 2005: 57, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA147576808
2ndA140476109
3rdA1074293003
4thB1108172002
5thA1042162203
6thA1067161902
7thA1151121801
8thA1024111200
9thA140291000
10thA117900
11thB11507900
12thA10566700
13thB11406802
14thA12425500
15thA1465601
16thA10544500

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 2005

Norwich had 429 collisions in 2005.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 2005

NR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 2005: 111.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years