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Norwich road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 2016, and 442 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2015 (374), and casualties fell from 445.

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

Collisions in 2016
386
Up 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
442
Down 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 2016

None of the collisions in Norwich in 2016 were fatal and 15% were serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5915%
  • Slight32785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight38387%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 386, up 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 386
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday65 (17%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.5%)
  • February35 (9.1%)
  • March26 (6.7%)
  • April27 (7%)
  • May27 (7%)
  • June26 (6.7%)
  • July35 (9.1%)
  • August27 (7%)
  • September38 (9.8%)
  • October45 (12%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December32 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (9.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other18 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded25 (6.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (74%)
  • Wet or damp97 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (7%)
  • 30 mph315 (82%)
  • 40 mph31 (8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (84%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant160 (36%)
  • Cyclist130 (29%)
  • Pedestrian79 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2060 (14%)
  • 21 to 2565 (15%)
  • 26 to 3585 (19%)
  • 36 to 4564 (14%)
  • 46 to 5554 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.4%)
  • Over 7516 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider302 (68%)
  • Pedestrian79 (18%)
  • Passenger61 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car461 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle135 (19%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 120th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 30 other areas
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Norwich in 2016

Mancroft, Norwich, NR2 1TW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Norwich in 2016, with 62 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 2016

The A140 had the most collisions in Norwich in 2016: 34, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA140344107
2ndA147242902
3rdA1074181902
4thA1042141701
5thB1108121301
6thA124281000
7thA10677700
8thA11517902
9thA14671102
10thA116602
11thB11404600
12thB11503502
13thA10242200
14thA10562200
15thA14022200
16thA472600
17thA10541100
18thA1491100
19thB11351201

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 2016

Norwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 361.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 2016

NR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 2016: 87.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 2016, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 21 December 2016.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years