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South Norfolk road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 462 road traffic collisions in South Norfolk in 1987, and 716 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1986 (453), and casualties rose from 655.

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

Collisions in 1987
462
Up 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
716
Up 9% on 1986
Fatal collisions
18
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
37% of collisions

Crash severity in South Norfolk in 1987

3.9% of collisions in South Norfolk in 1987 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.9%
  • Serious17237%
  • Slight27259%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.7%
  • Serious23132%
  • Slight46665%

South Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 462, up 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (12%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday75 (16%)
  • Friday69 (15%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.4%)
  • February20 (4.3%)
  • March39 (8.4%)
  • April38 (8.2%)
  • May39 (8.4%)
  • June34 (7.4%)
  • July51 (11%)
  • August45 (9.7%)
  • September35 (7.6%)
  • October34 (7.4%)
  • November40 (8.7%)
  • December48 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (53%)
  • Wet or damp178 (39%)
  • Frost or ice26 (5.6%)
  • Snow7 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (18%)
  • 40 mph52 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph321 (69%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway452 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Norfolk in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant484 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (15%)
  • Pedestrian34 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20176 (25%)
  • 21 to 25101 (14%)
  • 26 to 3592 (13%)
  • 36 to 45104 (15%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.3%)
  • Over 7522 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider462 (65%)
  • Passenger220 (31%)
  • Pedestrian34 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car629 (70%)
  • Motorcycle108 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Norfolk in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 1987.

Collisions
204th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
168th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Norfolk with the most crashes in 1987

The A11 had the most collisions in South Norfolk in 1987: 50, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Norfolk, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA115095221
2ndA1404777223
3rdA1434268115
4thA1463358215
5thA47245618
6thB11132335011
7thB1108212919
8thB1332192916
9thA1066172629
10thB113491204
11thB113591201
12thB11327703
13thB10776704
14thB11363701
15thB11722200
16thB11161100
17thB11401100

Towns in South Norfolk: crashes in 1987

Diss had the most collisions of any town in South Norfolk in 1987: 26.

Postcode districts in South Norfolk: crashes in 1987

NR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Norfolk in 1987: 86.

Latest crashes in South Norfolk in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in South Norfolk in 1987, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

South Norfolk road accidents in other years