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Norwich road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 298 road traffic collisions in Norwich in 2025, and 334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2024 (273), and casualties rose from 299.

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

Collisions in 2025
298
Up 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
334
Up 12% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Norwich in 2025

1% of collisions in Norwich in 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.8% and 21% in Norwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious7324%
  • Slight22274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious7623%
  • Slight25576%

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 957 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 298, up 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 298
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday74 (25%)
  • Saturday34 (11%)
  • Sunday26 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7%)
  • February22 (7.4%)
  • March28 (9.4%)
  • April14 (4.7%)
  • May34 (11%)
  • June20 (6.7%)
  • July21 (7%)
  • August10 (3.4%)
  • September35 (12%)
  • October34 (11%)
  • November32 (11%)
  • December27 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Other16 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (73%)
  • Wet or damp68 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Not recorded9 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph73 (24%)
  • 30 mph209 (70%)
  • 40 mph15 (5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (81%)
  • Roundabout28 (9.4%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Norwich in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant101 (30%)
  • Cyclist90 (27%)
  • Pedestrian75 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (15%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2049 (15%)
  • 21 to 2541 (12%)
  • 26 to 3561 (18%)
  • 36 to 4549 (15%)
  • 46 to 5542 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.2%)
  • Over 759 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (68%)
  • Pedestrian75 (22%)
  • Passenger31 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car313 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (18%)
  • Motorcycle58 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (3.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Norwich in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Norwich ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Norwich had the 109th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Norwich in 2025

Mancroft, Norwich, NR2 1TW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Norwich in 2025, with 51 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Norwich with the most crashes in 2025

The A147 had the most collisions in Norwich in 2025: 34, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Norwich, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA147344217
2ndA1074222806
3rdA140172012
4thA1151121403
5thA11101404
6thB110881002
7thA10677803
8thA10245601
9thA10565501
10thA14025500
11thA1465501
12thB11404401
13thB11504502
14thA10423301
15thA10541101
16thA12421101

Towns in Norwich: crashes in 2025

Norwich had 284 collisions in 2025.

Postcode districts in Norwich: crashes in 2025

NR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Norwich in 2025: 76.

Latest crashes in Norwich in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Norwich in 2025, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Norwich road accidents in other years