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Norwich road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 335 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 2017, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2016 (386), and casualties fell from 442.

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

Collisions in 2017
335
Down 13% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
387
Down 12% on 2016
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 2017

None of the collisions in Norwich in 2017 were fatal and 18% were serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5918%
  • Slight27682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6116%
  • Slight32684%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 335, down 13% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 335
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (18%)
  • Friday55 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9%)
  • February22 (6.6%)
  • March36 (11%)
  • April21 (6.3%)
  • May24 (7.2%)
  • June36 (11%)
  • July26 (7.8%)
  • August24 (7.2%)
  • September27 (8.1%)
  • October29 (8.7%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December26 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (8.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded35 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (79%)
  • Wet or damp65 (19%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (9.6%)
  • 30 mph274 (82%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded29 (8.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (40%)
  • Cyclist96 (25%)
  • Pedestrian73 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2053 (14%)
  • 21 to 2559 (15%)
  • 26 to 3567 (17%)
  • 36 to 4553 (14%)
  • 46 to 5548 (12%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.4%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (68%)
  • Pedestrian73 (19%)
  • Passenger50 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car409 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (16%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 129th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Norwich in 2017

Mancroft, Norwich, NR2 1TW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Norwich in 2017, with 53 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 2017

The A147 had the most collisions in Norwich in 2017: 18, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA147182404
2ndA1074171907
3rdA140162202
4thA1042111304
5thA11101202
6thA10678900
7thA10247800
8thA1466602
9thB11406601
10thB11505601
11thA11514601
12thA14024400
13thA474501
14thB11083300
15thA10542200
16thA12422300
17thA10751101
18thB11491100
19thB11721100

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 2017

Norwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 317.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 2017

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 2017: 82.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years