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South Norfolk road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in South Norfolk in 1979, and 600 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,904 collisions in South Norfolk.

Collisions in 1979
402
Casualties in 1979
600
Fatal collisions
18
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
41% of collisions

Crash severity in South Norfolk in 1979

4.5% of collisions in South Norfolk in 1979 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal184.5%
  • Serious16341%
  • Slight22155%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal233.8%
  • Serious21937%
  • Slight35860%

South Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 402.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (11%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (17%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (17%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.7%)
  • February28 (7%)
  • March25 (6.2%)
  • April18 (4.5%)
  • May37 (9.2%)
  • June26 (6.5%)
  • July28 (7%)
  • August37 (9.2%)
  • September35 (8.7%)
  • October38 (9.5%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December49 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Other21 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (53%)
  • Wet or damp131 (33%)
  • Frost or ice48 (12%)
  • Snow8 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph77 (19%)
  • 40 mph36 (9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph288 (72%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway396 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Norfolk in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant349 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (20%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant37 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20157 (26%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 35110 (18%)
  • 36 to 4566 (11%)
  • 46 to 5549 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4%)
  • Over 758 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider380 (63%)
  • Passenger186 (31%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car422 (61%)
  • Motorcycle109 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How South Norfolk ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 1979.

Collisions
252nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Norfolk with the most crashes in 1979

The A140 had the most collisions in South Norfolk in 1979: 42, including 5 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Norfolk, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1404265513
2ndA113561312
3rdA1433452115
4thA1462535112
5thB1332202828
6thB1113183208
7thB1135172819
8thA47141809
9thB1108142719
10thA106692011
11thB107791403
12thB113481002
13thB11365602
14thB11323502
15thB11401201

Latest crashes in South Norfolk in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in South Norfolk in 1979, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

South Norfolk road accidents in other years