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South Norfolk road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 453 road traffic collisions in South Norfolk in 1986, and 655 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (449), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1986
453
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
655
Level with 1985
Fatal collisions
12
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
37% of collisions

Crash severity in South Norfolk in 1986

2.6% of collisions in South Norfolk in 1986 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious16937%
  • Slight27260%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious23135%
  • Slight41263%

South Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 453, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (11%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (13%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (17%)
  • Sunday64 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.1%)
  • February28 (6.2%)
  • March39 (8.6%)
  • April35 (7.7%)
  • May36 (7.9%)
  • June45 (9.9%)
  • July51 (11%)
  • August34 (7.5%)
  • September32 (7.1%)
  • October39 (8.6%)
  • November41 (9.1%)
  • December50 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting104 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (59%)
  • Wet or damp152 (34%)
  • Frost or ice27 (6%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (24%)
  • 40 mph52 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph290 (64%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway440 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Norfolk in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (22%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5%)
  • 16 to 20205 (31%)
  • 21 to 2597 (15%)
  • 26 to 3586 (13%)
  • 36 to 4574 (11%)
  • 46 to 5548 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider408 (62%)
  • Passenger205 (31%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car542 (67%)
  • Motorcycle133 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Norfolk in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 in South Norfolk

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Norfolk ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 1986.

Collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Norfolk with the most crashes in 1986

The A140 had the most collisions in South Norfolk in 1986: 45, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Norfolk, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1404572117
2ndA1434072119
3rdA113859411
4thA146274917
5thA1066242605
6thB1332223426
7thB1108212619
8thB1113171905
9thA47121304
10thB1134111706
11thB1132101001
12thB113591106
13thB10773400
14thB11362201
15thB11402200
16thB11161100

Towns in South Norfolk: crashes in 1986

Diss had the most collisions of any town in South Norfolk in 1986: 32.

Postcode districts in South Norfolk: crashes in 1986

NR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Norfolk in 1986: 99.

Latest crashes in South Norfolk in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in South Norfolk in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

South Norfolk road accidents in other years