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South Norfolk road accidents in 1981: crash statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in South Norfolk in 1981, and 602 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 179 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1980 (384), and casualties rose from 545.

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

Collisions in 1981
427
Up 11% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
602
Up 10% on 1980
Fatal collisions
12
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
179
42% of collisions

Crash severity in South Norfolk in 1981

2.8% of collisions in South Norfolk in 1981 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.8%
  • Serious17942%
  • Slight23655%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious22638%
  • Slight36360%

South Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 427, up 11% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (12%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday78 (18%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.7%)
  • February23 (5.4%)
  • March33 (7.7%)
  • April31 (7.3%)
  • May33 (7.7%)
  • June39 (9.1%)
  • July47 (11%)
  • August32 (7.5%)
  • September33 (7.7%)
  • October42 (9.8%)
  • November51 (12%)
  • December30 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (56%)
  • Wet or damp156 (37%)
  • Frost or ice27 (6.3%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph86 (20%)
  • 40 mph41 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph299 (70%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway423 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Norfolk in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (24%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian33 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant30 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20174 (29%)
  • 21 to 2586 (14%)
  • 26 to 3589 (15%)
  • 36 to 4564 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6553 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.3%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider389 (65%)
  • Passenger180 (30%)
  • Pedestrian33 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car440 (56%)
  • Motorcycle146 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle21 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How South Norfolk ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 1981.

Collisions
235th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Norfolk with the most crashes in 1981

The A143 had the most collisions in South Norfolk in 1981: 53, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Norfolk, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1435381122
2ndA1404362117
3rdA113657013
4thB1108233329
5thB1113223119
6thA146203238
7thA1066192228
8thB1135182404
9thA47131704
10thB13327904
11thB11405502
12thB10774401
13thB11364403
14thB11343300
15thB11321100

Postcode districts in South Norfolk: crashes in 1981

IP25 and NR28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Norfolk in 1981, with 1 each.

Latest crashes in South Norfolk in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in South Norfolk in 1981, none were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

South Norfolk road accidents in other years