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South Norfolk road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in South Norfolk in 1984, and 658 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 179 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1983 (382), and casualties rose from 543.

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

Collisions in 1984
443
Up 16% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
658
Up 21% on 1983
Fatal collisions
15
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
179
40% of collisions

Crash severity in South Norfolk in 1984

3.4% of collisions in South Norfolk in 1984 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.4%
  • Serious17940%
  • Slight24956%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203%
  • Serious25238%
  • Slight38659%

South Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 443, up 16% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (16%)
  • Friday66 (15%)
  • Saturday67 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.1%)
  • February33 (7.4%)
  • March29 (6.5%)
  • April27 (6.1%)
  • May32 (7.2%)
  • June30 (6.8%)
  • July30 (6.8%)
  • August47 (11%)
  • September38 (8.6%)
  • October44 (9.9%)
  • November53 (12%)
  • December53 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight309 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (57%)
  • Wet or damp176 (40%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (22%)
  • 40 mph52 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph293 (66%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway432 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Norfolk in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant379 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (25%)
  • Cyclist46 (7%)
  • Pedestrian35 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1548 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20188 (29%)
  • 21 to 2581 (12%)
  • 26 to 3597 (15%)
  • 36 to 4576 (12%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6553 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.3%)
  • Over 757 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider428 (65%)
  • Passenger195 (30%)
  • Pedestrian35 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car494 (60%)
  • Motorcycle159 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Norfolk in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in South Norfolk

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Norfolk ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 1984.

Collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Norfolk with the most crashes in 1984

The A140 had the most collisions in South Norfolk in 1984: 49, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Norfolk, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1404979125
2ndA114275312
3rdA1432839114
4thB1113254118
5thA1462444212
6thB1332213827
7thB1108204139
8thA1066182206
9thB1135121606
10thA47111815
11thB113491205
12thB11325500
13thB11365602
14thB11163601
15thB10772201

Towns in South Norfolk: crashes in 1984

Wymondham, South Norfolk had the most collisions of any town in South Norfolk in 1984: 28.

Postcode districts in South Norfolk: crashes in 1984

NR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Norfolk in 1984: 88.

Latest crashes in South Norfolk in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in South Norfolk in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

South Norfolk road accidents in other years