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Norwich road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 2012, and 372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2011 (374), and casualties fell from 456.

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

Collisions in 2012
321
Down 14% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
372
Down 18% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 2012

0.6% of collisions in Norwich in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight27385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4713%
  • Slight32387%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 321, down 14% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 321
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (16%)
  • Tuesday54 (17%)
  • Wednesday55 (17%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday45 (14%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday33 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.7%)
  • February19 (5.9%)
  • March25 (7.8%)
  • April29 (9%)
  • May22 (6.9%)
  • June21 (6.5%)
  • July32 (10%)
  • August23 (7.2%)
  • September21 (6.5%)
  • October34 (11%)
  • November38 (12%)
  • December29 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (66%)
  • Wet or damp105 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph277 (86%)
  • 40 mph35 (11%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (77%)
  • Roundabout44 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant137 (37%)
  • Cyclist88 (24%)
  • Pedestrian73 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2070 (19%)
  • 21 to 2559 (16%)
  • 26 to 3577 (21%)
  • 36 to 4554 (15%)
  • 46 to 5541 (11%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.4%)
  • Over 7511 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (66%)
  • Pedestrian73 (20%)
  • Passenger53 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car372 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (15%)
  • Motorcycle62 (11%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 2012.

Collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Norwich in 2012

Mancroft, Norwich, NR2 1TW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Norwich in 2012, with 60 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 2012

The A147 had the most collisions in Norwich in 2012: 48, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA147485218
2ndA140273601
3rdA1074243403
4thA1042161602
5thB1140111301
6thA11101301
7thB110891100
8thA106781000
9thA10247700
10thA10567703
11thA11517710
12thA14026800
13thA1464700
14thB11503400
15thA10542401
16thB11521100

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 2012

Norwich had 313 collisions in 2012.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 2012

NR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 2012: 85.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years