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Norwich road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 2009, and 375 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2008 (350), and casualties fell from 431.

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

Collisions in 2009
328
Down 6% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
375
Down 13% on 2008
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 2009

0.6% of collisions in Norwich in 2009 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3410%
  • Slight29289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious359.3%
  • Slight33890%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 328, down 6% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 328
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday55 (17%)
  • Sunday33 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.8%)
  • February22 (6.7%)
  • March16 (4.9%)
  • April28 (8.5%)
  • May33 (10%)
  • June23 (7%)
  • July29 (8.8%)
  • August28 (8.5%)
  • September30 (9.1%)
  • October29 (8.8%)
  • November33 (10%)
  • December28 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other14 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (72%)
  • Wet or damp83 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (3%)
  • 30 mph280 (85%)
  • 40 mph38 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (77%)
  • Roundabout38 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant147 (39%)
  • Cyclist83 (22%)
  • Pedestrian70 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2069 (18%)
  • 21 to 2552 (14%)
  • 26 to 3574 (20%)
  • 36 to 4559 (16%)
  • 46 to 5531 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6530 (8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.7%)
  • Over 7510 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (66%)
  • Pedestrian70 (19%)
  • Passenger56 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car408 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (14%)
  • Motorcycle62 (10%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 2009.

Collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Norwich in 2009

Mancroft, Norwich, NR2 1TW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Norwich in 2009, with 60 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 2009

The A140 had the most collisions in Norwich in 2009: 44, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA140445203
2ndA147424303
3rdA1074202304
4thA1042121514
5thA1067111101
6thA11111311
7thA14027800
8thA1467900
9thB110871000
10thA10246903
11thA10564400
12thB11403300
13thA11512200
14thB11502200
15thA10541200
16thA12421100

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 2009

Norwich had 319 collisions in 2009.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 2009

NR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 2009: 76.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years