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Norwich road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 335 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 2010, and 391 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2009 (328), and casualties rose from 375.

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

Collisions in 2010
335
Up 2% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
391
Up 4% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 2010

0.6% of collisions in Norwich in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4012%
  • Slight29387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4010%
  • Slight34989%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 335, up 2% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 335
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (16%)
  • Tuesday52 (16%)
  • Wednesday65 (19%)
  • Thursday39 (12%)
  • Friday67 (20%)
  • Saturday38 (11%)
  • Sunday21 (6.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.3%)
  • February23 (6.9%)
  • March29 (8.7%)
  • April21 (6.3%)
  • May30 (9%)
  • June31 (9.3%)
  • July28 (8.4%)
  • August28 (8.4%)
  • September30 (9%)
  • October39 (12%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December18 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other28 (8.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (67%)
  • Wet or damp94 (28%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3%)
  • Snow6 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (5.1%)
  • 30 mph295 (88%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway266 (79%)
  • Roundabout40 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant157 (40%)
  • Cyclist84 (21%)
  • Pedestrian74 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2055 (14%)
  • 21 to 2557 (15%)
  • 26 to 3586 (22%)
  • 36 to 4565 (17%)
  • 46 to 5539 (10%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.8%)
  • Over 7515 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider252 (64%)
  • Pedestrian74 (19%)
  • Passenger65 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car390 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (14%)
  • Motorcycle64 (11%)
  • Bus or coach19 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 2010.

Collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Norwich in 2010

Mancroft, Norwich, NR2 1TW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Norwich in 2010, with 52 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 2010

The A147 had the most collisions in Norwich in 2010: 36, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA147363803
2ndA140303601
3rdA1074222402
4thB1108141614
5thA11121401
6thA1042101102
7thA115191600
8thA14029901
9thB11408802
10thA1467901
11thB11507700
12thA10566801
13thA12425500
14thA10244400
15thA10674800
16thA10542200

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 2010

Norwich had 325 collisions in 2010.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 2010

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 2010: 85.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 2010, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Norwich road accidents in other years