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Norwich road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 2024, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 33% on 2023 (206), and casualties rose from 234.

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

Collisions in 2024
273
Up 33% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
299
Up 28% on 2023
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 2024

None of the collisions in Norwich in 2024 were fatal and 25% were serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6925%
  • Slight20475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7023%
  • Slight22977%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 273, up 33% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 273
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (18%)
  • Friday46 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday26 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7%)
  • February21 (7.7%)
  • March22 (8.1%)
  • April24 (8.8%)
  • May33 (12%)
  • June16 (5.9%)
  • July26 (9.5%)
  • August16 (5.9%)
  • September20 (7.3%)
  • October30 (11%)
  • November21 (7.7%)
  • December25 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (70%)
  • Wet or damp69 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph67 (25%)
  • 30 mph188 (69%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (80%)
  • Roundabout22 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant84 (28%)
  • Cyclist77 (26%)
  • Pedestrian65 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (17%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2038 (13%)
  • 21 to 2542 (14%)
  • 26 to 3554 (18%)
  • 36 to 4551 (17%)
  • 46 to 5530 (10%)
  • 56 to 6528 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.3%)
  • Over 759 (3%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (69%)
  • Pedestrian65 (22%)
  • Passenger27 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car262 (55%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (18%)
  • Motorcycle60 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 127th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Norwich in 2024

Mancroft, Norwich, NR2 1TW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Norwich in 2024, with 47 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 2024

The A147 had the most collisions in Norwich in 2024: 24, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA147243006
2ndA1074181903
3rdA140161904
4thA11111104
5thB1108111201
6thA10248801
7thA10426801
8thA10676603
9thA14026600
10thB11405501
11thA10564501
12thA11514500
13thA1464501
14thA12423402
15thA10542300
16thA11100
17thB11501100

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 2024

Norwich had 266 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 2024

NR1 and NR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 2024, with 62 each.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 2024, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years