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South Norfolk road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 508 road traffic collisions in South Norfolk in 1989, and 732 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1988 (477), and casualties rose from 662.

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

Collisions in 1989
508
Up 6% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
732
Up 11% on 1988
Fatal collisions
15
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
27% of collisions

Crash severity in South Norfolk in 1989

3% of collisions in South Norfolk in 1989 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153%
  • Serious13727%
  • Slight35670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.2%
  • Serious19627%
  • Slight52071%

South Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 508, up 6% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (16%)
  • Tuesday65 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday74 (15%)
  • Friday87 (17%)
  • Saturday80 (16%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (9.6%)
  • February29 (5.7%)
  • March46 (9.1%)
  • April31 (6.1%)
  • May35 (6.9%)
  • June39 (7.7%)
  • July47 (9.3%)
  • August52 (10%)
  • September36 (7.1%)
  • October47 (9.3%)
  • November49 (9.6%)
  • December48 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight370 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds379 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (13%)
  • Fog or mist22 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Other17 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (54%)
  • Wet or damp205 (40%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (21%)
  • 40 mph49 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph333 (66%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway486 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Norfolk in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant493 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (14%)
  • Pedestrian41 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20197 (27%)
  • 21 to 25113 (15%)
  • 26 to 35103 (14%)
  • 36 to 45100 (14%)
  • 46 to 5560 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4%)
  • Over 7529 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider477 (65%)
  • Passenger214 (29%)
  • Pedestrian41 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car647 (69%)
  • Motorcycle109 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Norfolk in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 1989.

Collisions
196th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Norfolk with the most crashes in 1989

The A140 had the most collisions in South Norfolk in 1989: 57, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Norfolk, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1405793314
2ndA1434467211
3rdA113453013
4thA146295046
5thA1066243606
6thB11082432011
7thB1332233827
8thA47193508
9thB1113173005
10thB1134141606
11thB1135141724
12thB10777901
13thB113661202
14thB11403400
15thB11322201
16thB11722300

Towns in South Norfolk: crashes in 1989

Norwich and Wymondham, South Norfolk had the most collisions of any town in South Norfolk in 1989, with 24 each.

Postcode districts in South Norfolk: crashes in 1989

NR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Norfolk in 1989: 102.

Latest crashes in South Norfolk in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in South Norfolk in 1989, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

South Norfolk road accidents in other years