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Norwich road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 2019, and 368 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2018 (336), and casualties fell from 380.

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

Collisions in 2019
319
Down 5% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
368
Down 3% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 2019

0.6% of collisions in Norwich in 2019 were fatal and 25% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious8025%
  • Slight23774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious8022%
  • Slight28678%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 319, down 5% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 319
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (17%)
  • Thursday55 (17%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday24 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.4%)
  • February20 (6.3%)
  • March34 (11%)
  • April30 (9.4%)
  • May26 (8.2%)
  • June31 (9.7%)
  • July21 (6.6%)
  • August27 (8.5%)
  • September27 (8.5%)
  • October22 (6.9%)
  • November28 (8.8%)
  • December23 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (12%)
  • Other10 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (70%)
  • Wet or damp94 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph53 (17%)
  • 30 mph236 (74%)
  • 40 mph28 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant132 (36%)
  • Cyclist104 (28%)
  • Pedestrian68 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2051 (14%)
  • 21 to 2545 (12%)
  • 26 to 3577 (21%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5552 (14%)
  • 56 to 6530 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.3%)
  • Over 7511 (3%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (69%)
  • Pedestrian68 (18%)
  • Passenger47 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car353 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle111 (19%)
  • Motorcycle58 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 122nd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Norwich in 2019

Mancroft, Norwich, NR2 1TW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Norwich in 2019, with 61 collisions, 20 of them serious.

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 2019

The A147 had the most collisions in Norwich in 2019: 39, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1473944014
2ndA140283406
3rdA1074182012
4thA11131406
5thA106791201
6thA10248904
7thA10427802
8thA1465503
9thB11085602
10thB11405501
11thA10563301
12thA11513300
13thB11503301
14thA10542300
15thA14022200
16thA12421101

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 2019

Norwich had 311 collisions in 2019.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 2019

NR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 2019: 78.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years