Skip to main content
CrashStats

Norwich road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 2023, and 234 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2022 (257), and casualties fell from 299.

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

Collisions in 2023
206
Down 20% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
234
Down 22% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 2023

1.9% of collisions in Norwich in 2023 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious5024%
  • Slight15274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious5021%
  • Slight18077%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 206, down 20% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 206
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (17%)
  • Tuesday38 (18%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday34 (17%)
  • Friday27 (13%)
  • Saturday24 (12%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.3%)
  • February12 (5.8%)
  • March14 (6.8%)
  • April14 (6.8%)
  • May11 (5.3%)
  • June17 (8.3%)
  • July15 (7.3%)
  • August24 (12%)
  • September22 (11%)
  • October19 (9.2%)
  • November22 (11%)
  • December21 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (67%)
  • Wet or damp57 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph51 (25%)
  • 30 mph141 (68%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant73 (31%)
  • Cyclist57 (24%)
  • Pedestrian54 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2036 (15%)
  • 21 to 2523 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3539 (17%)
  • 36 to 4543 (18%)
  • 46 to 5527 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (10%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.8%)
  • Over 756 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (66%)
  • Pedestrian54 (23%)
  • Passenger26 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car227 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (16%)
  • Motorcycle36 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)10 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 2023.

Collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Norwich in 2023

Mancroft, Norwich, NR2 1TW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Norwich in 2023, with 26 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 2023

The A147 had the most collisions in Norwich in 2023: 18, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA147182306
2ndA1074161806
3rdA140121610
4thB1108111404
5thA10428802
6thA106771011
7thA117711
8thA11517803
9thA12425502
10thB11404402
11thA1463401
12thB11503300
13thA10242301
14thA10562201
15thA10541100

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 2023

Norwich had 202 collisions in 2023.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 2023

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 2023: 53.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2023.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years