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Norwich road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 2021, and 270 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2020 (220), and casualties rose from 258.

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

Collisions in 2021
235
Up 7% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
270
Up 5% on 2020
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 2021

None of the collisions in Norwich in 2021 were fatal and 17% were serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4117%
  • Slight19483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4115%
  • Slight22985%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 235, up 7% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 235
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (11%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (4.7%)
  • February13 (5.5%)
  • March11 (4.7%)
  • April18 (7.7%)
  • May24 (10%)
  • June23 (9.8%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August19 (8.1%)
  • September26 (11%)
  • October16 (6.8%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December23 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight177 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (11%)
  • Other11 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (71%)
  • Wet or damp57 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph44 (19%)
  • 30 mph165 (70%)
  • 40 mph25 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway192 (82%)
  • Roundabout19 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant101 (37%)
  • Cyclist86 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (13%)
  • Pedestrian32 (12%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2020 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 2536 (13%)
  • 26 to 3569 (26%)
  • 36 to 4541 (15%)
  • 46 to 5535 (13%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.4%)
  • Over 756 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (77%)
  • Pedestrian32 (12%)
  • Passenger30 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car267 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (20%)
  • Motorcycle38 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 141st most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
141st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
171st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 25 other areas
Serious collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Norwich in 2021

Mancroft, Norwich, NR2 1TW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Norwich in 2021, with 30 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 2021

The A147 had the most collisions in Norwich in 2021: 29, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA147293503
2ndA140171904
3rdA1074131402
4thA1042101401
5thA117802
6thA14027700
7thA10676902
8thA1465501
9thB11085500
10thA10244400
11thA11514400
12thA12423302
13thB11402201
14thA10541100
15thA10561100
16thB11501100

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 2021

Norwich had 226 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 2021

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 2021: 62.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2021.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years