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Norwich road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 2008, and 431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2007 (415), and casualties fell from 509.

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

Collisions in 2008
350
Down 16% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
431
Down 15% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 2008

0.6% of collisions in Norwich in 2008 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3911%
  • Slight30988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious409.3%
  • Slight38990%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 350, down 16% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 350
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (19%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday63 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.3%)
  • February30 (8.6%)
  • March27 (7.7%)
  • April29 (8.3%)
  • May31 (8.9%)
  • June35 (10%)
  • July26 (7.4%)
  • August19 (5.4%)
  • September27 (7.7%)
  • October29 (8.3%)
  • November41 (12%)
  • December27 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (67%)
  • Wet or damp114 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph301 (86%)
  • 40 mph39 (11%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (81%)
  • Roundabout27 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant181 (42%)
  • Pedestrian83 (19%)
  • Cyclist74 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2086 (20%)
  • 21 to 2544 (10%)
  • 26 to 3582 (19%)
  • 36 to 4563 (15%)
  • 46 to 5547 (11%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.3%)
  • Over 7514 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (62%)
  • Pedestrian83 (19%)
  • Passenger82 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car433 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (12%)
  • Motorcycle63 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach27 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Norwich ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 2008.

Collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Norwich in 2008

Mancroft, Norwich, NR2 1TW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Norwich in 2008, with 50 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 2008

The A147 had the most collisions in Norwich in 2008: 40, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA147404805
2ndA140344801
3rdA1074283406
4thA1042141703
5thA11142002
6thA1067111301
7thA14029911
8thB11087701
9thA10246800
10thA11516600
11thB11506600
12thA12424400
13thA14641000
14thA10562200
15thB11402201
16thA10541100

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 2008

Norwich had 341 collisions in 2008.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 2008

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 2008: 91.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 2008, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Norwich road accidents in other years