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Norwich road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 2014, and 471 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2013 (371), and casualties rose from 435.

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

Collisions in 2014
400
Up 8% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
471
Up 8% on 2013
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 2014

None of the collisions in Norwich in 2014 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5013%
  • Slight35088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5011%
  • Slight42189%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 400, up 8% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 400
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday66 (17%)
  • Wednesday58 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday66 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.3%)
  • February27 (6.8%)
  • March26 (6.5%)
  • April25 (6.3%)
  • May36 (9%)
  • June29 (7.2%)
  • July29 (7.2%)
  • August27 (6.8%)
  • September38 (9.5%)
  • October42 (11%)
  • November52 (13%)
  • December44 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (72%)
  • Wet or damp107 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph343 (86%)
  • 40 mph49 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (72%)
  • Roundabout62 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (37%)
  • Cyclist124 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (16%)
  • Pedestrian73 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2063 (13%)
  • 21 to 2575 (16%)
  • 26 to 3598 (21%)
  • 36 to 4579 (17%)
  • 46 to 5562 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 759 (1.9%)
  • Over 7515 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (70%)
  • Pedestrian73 (15%)
  • Passenger66 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car454 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle127 (17%)
  • Motorcycle78 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 126th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 16 other areas
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Norwich in 2014

Mancroft, Norwich, NR2 1TW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Norwich in 2014, with 69 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 2014

The A147 had the most collisions in Norwich in 2014: 55, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA147556309
2ndA140394806
3rdA1074314105
4thA1042161800
5thA1067151701
6thB1108121701
7thA11111102
8thA115191101
9thA140291002
10thA14681100
11thB11405600
12thA10564602
13thB11504400
14thA10243301
15thA12422200

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 2014

Norwich had 379 collisions in 2014.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 2014

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 2014: 115.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years