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Norwich road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 2013, and 435 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2012 (321), and casualties rose from 372.

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

Collisions in 2013
371
Up 16% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
435
Up 17% on 2012
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 2013

0.3% of collisions in Norwich in 2013 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5515%
  • Slight31585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6014%
  • Slight37486%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 2013 is highlighted, with 371, up 16% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 371
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (16%)
  • Tuesday60 (16%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.7%)
  • February29 (7.8%)
  • March29 (7.8%)
  • April18 (4.9%)
  • May32 (8.6%)
  • June33 (8.9%)
  • July30 (8.1%)
  • August19 (5.1%)
  • September33 (8.9%)
  • October38 (10%)
  • November51 (14%)
  • December38 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other25 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (71%)
  • Wet or damp102 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (3%)
  • 30 mph324 (87%)
  • 40 mph34 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (76%)
  • Roundabout54 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant149 (34%)
  • Cyclist109 (25%)
  • Pedestrian86 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2068 (16%)
  • 21 to 2560 (14%)
  • 26 to 3582 (19%)
  • 36 to 4568 (16%)
  • 46 to 5559 (14%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.8%)
  • Over 757 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider289 (66%)
  • Pedestrian86 (20%)
  • Passenger60 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car394 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (17%)
  • Motorcycle69 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 131st most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Norwich in 2013

Mancroft, Norwich, NR2 1TW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Norwich in 2013, with 60 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 2013

The A147 had the most collisions in Norwich in 2013: 56, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA147566406
2ndA140395504
3rdA1074253405
4thA11192004
5thA1024131302
6thA1067121303
7thA1042101002
8thA14691402
9thA140281002
10thB11408800
11thB11086602
12thA11514401
13thB11504400
14thA10543601
15thA10562200
16thA12421100

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 2013

Norwich had 348 collisions in 2013.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 2013

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 2013: 91.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2013.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years