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South Norfolk road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 16,904 road traffic collisions in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025, and 24,243 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 457 were fatal and 4,463 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 311 collisions, up 16% on 2024 (267), and casualties rose from 372 to 428.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
16,904
140th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
24,243
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
457
2.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
311
Up 16% on 2024

Crash severity in South Norfolk

2.7% of collisions in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4572.7%
  • Serious4,46326%
  • Slight11,98471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5152.1%
  • Serious5,61123%
  • Slight18,11775%

South Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1989. In 2025 there were 311, up 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025311428
2024267372
2023223312
2022251339
2021183250
2020185246
2019259367
2018300416
2017257377
2016292377
2015270417
2014310444
2013296427
2012265349
2011280392
2010266368
2009312443
2008333476
2007388574
2006352513
2005428648
2004388549
2003392553
2002365510
2001405604
2000389527
1999377544
1998384556
1997376540
1996393615
1995349511
1994439618
1993437622
1992469695
1991443633
1990469683
1989508732
1988477662
1987462716
1986453655
1985449655
1984443658
1983382543
1982414580
1981427602
1980384545
1979402600

When and where crashes happen in South Norfolk

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,372 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,353 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,475 (15%)
  • Thursday2,572 (15%)
  • Friday2,823 (17%)
  • Saturday2,474 (15%)
  • Sunday1,835 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59622 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59347 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,522 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,587 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,802 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,122 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,450 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,452 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,363 (8.1%)
  • February1,197 (7.1%)
  • March1,242 (7.3%)
  • April1,211 (7.2%)
  • May1,343 (7.9%)
  • June1,398 (8.3%)
  • July1,536 (9.1%)
  • August1,446 (8.6%)
  • September1,397 (8.3%)
  • October1,507 (8.9%)
  • November1,671 (9.9%)
  • December1,593 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,202 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3,060 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,390 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown176 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit76 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds13,109 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,969 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds371 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist274 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds244 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds138 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds31 (0.2%)
  • Other645 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded123 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,003 (59%)
  • Wet or damp5,853 (35%)
  • Frost or ice810 (4.8%)
  • Snow145 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep46 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel10 (0.1%)
  • Mud9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph202 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph3,936 (23%)
  • 40 mph1,639 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph579 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph9,106 (54%)
  • 70 mph1,442 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway14,831 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway1,228 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout614 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road179 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded52 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in South Norfolk

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant16,476 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist3,218 (13%)
  • Pedestrian1,380 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist1,359 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant767 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)434 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant222 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant178 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant103 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant43 (0.2%)
  • Other57 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5447 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10645 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 151,083 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 204,839 (20%)
  • 21 to 253,133 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,186 (17%)
  • 36 to 453,273 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,521 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,792 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 751,173 (4.8%)
  • Over 75883 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded268 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider16,489 (68%)
  • Passenger6,374 (26%)
  • Pedestrian1,380 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car22,174 (71%)
  • Motorcycle3,206 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,578 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,554 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle1,411 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle383 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach306 (1%)
  • Minibus128 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle115 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car88 (0.3%)
  • Other57 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in South Norfolk

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in South Norfolk

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Norfolk ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Norfolk had the 140th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
140th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
148th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 95th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
208thPembrokeshire17,07125,2523444,947
210thBreckland16,96524,6795694,485
211thVale of White Horse16,96023,1634383,688
212thSouth Norfolk (this area)16,90424,2434574,463
213thDover16,82322,5093153,270
214thGwynedd16,81925,7254293,832
215thRugby16,80322,8324094,129

Accident hotspots in South Norfolk

Cringleford, South Norfolk, NR4 6TS area is the busiest accident hotspot in South Norfolk, with 267 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in South Norfolk with the most crashes

The A140 had the most collisions in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025: 1,583, including 51 fatal and 430 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Norfolk, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1401,5832,44751430
2ndA1431,2792,04458376
3rdA1461,2572,08852326
4thA111,1131,71937299
5thB11088951,34923247
6thA478411,29625191
7thB13327381,11330194
8thA106660780912148
9thB111356185316167
10thB113542858010114
11thB11723615211287
12thA1074306421753
13thB1134271353584
14thB1077246331373
15thB1136165250743
16thB1132111123127
17thB15277099114
18thB1116304416
19thB1140293916
20thA1474802

Towns in South Norfolk

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025: 721.

Postcode districts in South Norfolk

NR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025: 3,121.

Latest crashes in South Norfolk

Of the latest 24 crashes in South Norfolk, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity