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Norwich road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 2011, and 456 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2010 (335), and casualties rose from 391.

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

Collisions in 2011
374
Up 12% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
456
Up 17% on 2010
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 2011

None of the collisions in Norwich in 2011 were fatal and 10% were serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3910%
  • Slight33590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious429.2%
  • Slight41491%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 374, up 12% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 374
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday77 (21%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday51 (14%)
  • Saturday53 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.8%)
  • February24 (6.4%)
  • March31 (8.3%)
  • April31 (8.3%)
  • May30 (8%)
  • June33 (8.8%)
  • July38 (10%)
  • August31 (8.3%)
  • September32 (8.6%)
  • October32 (8.6%)
  • November28 (7.5%)
  • December35 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other13 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry310 (83%)
  • Wet or damp60 (16%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph325 (87%)
  • 40 mph42 (11%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (77%)
  • Roundabout45 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (41%)
  • Cyclist88 (19%)
  • Pedestrian85 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5%)
  • 16 to 2094 (21%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3575 (16%)
  • 36 to 4587 (19%)
  • 46 to 5551 (11%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.1%)
  • Over 7516 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (61%)
  • Passenger92 (20%)
  • Pedestrian85 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car438 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (13%)
  • Motorcycle68 (10%)
  • Bus or coach29 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 152nd most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Norwich in 2011

Mancroft, Norwich, NR2 1TW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Norwich in 2011, with 69 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 2011

The A147 had the most collisions in Norwich in 2011: 51, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA147516607
2ndA140466603
3rdA1074212702
4thA11182101
5thB1108162200
6thA1042151701
7thA1067141502
8thA1024111802
9thA105681201
10thA14028801
11thB11407700
12thA11515602
13thA1465700
14thA12423300
15thB11503500

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 2011

Norwich had 360 collisions in 2011.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 2011

NR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 2011: 86.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 2011, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years