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Norwich road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 2015, and 445 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2014 (400), and casualties fell from 471.

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

Collisions in 2015
374
Down 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
445
Down 6% on 2014
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 2015

None of the collisions in Norwich in 2015 were fatal and 16% were serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5916%
  • Slight31584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6114%
  • Slight38486%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 374, down 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (17%)
  • Wednesday46 (12%)
  • Thursday74 (20%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday26 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8%)
  • February19 (5.1%)
  • March36 (9.6%)
  • April27 (7.2%)
  • May41 (11%)
  • June35 (9.4%)
  • July34 (9.1%)
  • August29 (7.8%)
  • September41 (11%)
  • October32 (8.6%)
  • November29 (7.8%)
  • December21 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (77%)
  • Wet or damp82 (22%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph344 (92%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (79%)
  • Roundabout47 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant159 (36%)
  • Cyclist98 (22%)
  • Pedestrian79 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2063 (14%)
  • 21 to 2570 (16%)
  • 26 to 3594 (21%)
  • 36 to 4578 (18%)
  • 46 to 5556 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider302 (68%)
  • Pedestrian79 (18%)
  • Passenger64 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car418 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (15%)
  • Motorcycle81 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach24 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 129th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Norwich in 2015

Mancroft, Norwich, NR2 1TW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Norwich in 2015, with 63 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 2015

The A147 had the most collisions in Norwich in 2015: 39, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA147394706
2ndA140272901
3rdA11262804
4thA1074233603
5thB1108181903
6thA1151162003
7thA1042131603
8thA1402131803
9thA1024101103
10thA10677802
11thA1467701
12thB11507801
13thA12425501
14thB11405500
15thA10544600
16thA10563300

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 2015

Norwich had 367 collisions in 2015.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 2015

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 2015: 93.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years