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South Norfolk road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in South Norfolk in 1985, and 655 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 177 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1984 (443), and casualties fell from 658.

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

Collisions in 1985
449
Up 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
655
Level with 1984
Fatal collisions
13
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
177
39% of collisions

Crash severity in South Norfolk in 1985

2.9% of collisions in South Norfolk in 1985 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious17739%
  • Slight25958%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.9%
  • Serious23836%
  • Slight39861%

South Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 449, up 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (16%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday48 (11%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday59 (13%)
  • Saturday82 (18%)
  • Sunday62 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.6%)
  • February32 (7.1%)
  • March35 (7.8%)
  • April31 (6.9%)
  • May36 (8%)
  • June31 (6.9%)
  • July40 (8.9%)
  • August45 (10%)
  • September35 (7.8%)
  • October36 (8%)
  • November49 (11%)
  • December45 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (4.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (56%)
  • Wet or damp155 (35%)
  • Frost or ice36 (8%)
  • Snow7 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (21%)
  • 40 mph51 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph293 (65%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway437 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Norfolk in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant401 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (20%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20184 (28%)
  • 21 to 2597 (15%)
  • 26 to 3599 (15%)
  • 36 to 4568 (10%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.7%)
  • Over 7520 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider398 (61%)
  • Passenger217 (33%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car512 (63%)
  • Motorcycle123 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Norfolk in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 1985.

Collisions
214th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Norfolk with the most crashes in 1985

The A140 had the most collisions in South Norfolk in 1985: 47, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Norfolk, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1404777120
2ndA114474117
3rdA1434159020
4thA1462844311
5thB1332223315
6thA1066182417
7thB11081730012
8thB1113162915
9thA47152118
10thB1135152316
11thB1077121308
12thB1134111603
13thB11328902
14thB11364512
15thB11402201
16thB11161100

Towns in South Norfolk: crashes in 1985

Diss had the most collisions of any town in South Norfolk in 1985: 29.

Postcode districts in South Norfolk: crashes in 1985

NR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Norfolk in 1985: 81.

Latest crashes in South Norfolk in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in South Norfolk in 1985, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

South Norfolk road accidents in other years