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Norwich road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 2007, and 509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2006 (381), and casualties rose from 499.

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

Collisions in 2007
415
Up 9% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
509
Up 2% on 2006
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 2007

0.5% of collisions in Norwich in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4812%
  • Slight36588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5210%
  • Slight45589%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 415, up 9% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 415
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday45 (11%)
  • Wednesday67 (16%)
  • Thursday67 (16%)
  • Friday58 (14%)
  • Saturday71 (17%)
  • Sunday40 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.2%)
  • February36 (8.7%)
  • March35 (8.4%)
  • April30 (7.2%)
  • May34 (8.2%)
  • June37 (8.9%)
  • July23 (5.5%)
  • August25 (6%)
  • September41 (9.9%)
  • October44 (11%)
  • November48 (12%)
  • December28 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (72%)
  • Wet or damp115 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph367 (88%)
  • 40 mph38 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (82%)
  • Roundabout39 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (45%)
  • Pedestrian86 (17%)
  • Cyclist80 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2088 (17%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 3594 (18%)
  • 36 to 4580 (16%)
  • 46 to 5557 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.9%)
  • Over 7518 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (65%)
  • Passenger91 (18%)
  • Pedestrian86 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car510 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (11%)
  • Motorcycle79 (10%)
  • Bus or coach36 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 172nd most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Norwich in 2007

Mancroft, Norwich, NR2 1TW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Norwich in 2007, with 71 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 2007

The A147 had the most collisions in Norwich in 2007: 49, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA147495512
2ndA140283402
3rdA1074223103
4thA1042182400
5thA1024151603
6thA11152012
7thA1402131502
8thA1067121401
9thB1108101801
10thA11517702
11thB11407901
12thA1465802
13thA10564701
14thA12424400
15thB11504401
16thA10543300

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 2007

Norwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 396.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 2007

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 2007: 107.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years