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South Norfolk road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 477 road traffic collisions in South Norfolk in 1988, and 662 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 159 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1987 (462), and casualties fell from 716.

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

Collisions in 1988
477
Up 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
662
Down 8% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
159
33% of collisions

Crash severity in South Norfolk in 1988

2.5% of collisions in South Norfolk in 1988 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious15933%
  • Slight30664%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious19630%
  • Slight45368%

South Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 477, up 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (12%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday76 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.5%)
  • February50 (10%)
  • March33 (6.9%)
  • April25 (5.2%)
  • May34 (7.1%)
  • June32 (6.7%)
  • July43 (9%)
  • August53 (11%)
  • September36 (7.5%)
  • October52 (11%)
  • November39 (8.2%)
  • December44 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds365 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (13%)
  • Fog or mist16 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (56%)
  • Wet or damp172 (36%)
  • Frost or ice29 (6.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph112 (23%)
  • 40 mph47 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph303 (64%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway454 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Norfolk in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant424 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (15%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist41 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6%)
  • 16 to 20172 (26%)
  • 21 to 2586 (13%)
  • 26 to 35119 (18%)
  • 36 to 4569 (10%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.7%)
  • Over 7519 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider434 (66%)
  • Passenger186 (28%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car597 (68%)
  • Motorcycle103 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Norfolk in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 1988.

Collisions
199th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
189th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Norfolk with the most crashes in 1988

The A140 had the most collisions in South Norfolk in 1988: 41, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Norfolk, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1404161116
2ndA113957014
3rdA1433448010
4thA146294818
5thB11082850313
6thB1332233719
7thA1066222727
8thB1135192306
9thA47172404
10thB1113161814
11thB1134132325
12thB10775501
13thB11325611
14thB11725603
15thB11364803
16thB11402502
17thB10621100

Towns in South Norfolk: crashes in 1988

Wymondham, South Norfolk had the most collisions of any town in South Norfolk in 1988: 33.

Postcode districts in South Norfolk: crashes in 1988

NR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Norfolk in 1988: 90.

Latest crashes in South Norfolk in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in South Norfolk in 1988, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

South Norfolk road accidents in other years