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South Norfolk road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in South Norfolk in 1991, and 633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1990 (469), and casualties fell from 683.

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

Collisions in 1991
443
Down 6% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
633
Down 7% on 1990
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Norfolk in 1991

1.8% of collisions in South Norfolk in 1991 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious12228%
  • Slight31371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious14924%
  • Slight47575%

South Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 443, down 6% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.3%)
  • February28 (6.3%)
  • March40 (9%)
  • April36 (8.1%)
  • May32 (7.2%)
  • June27 (6.1%)
  • July48 (11%)
  • August55 (12%)
  • September39 (8.8%)
  • October36 (8.1%)
  • November43 (9.7%)
  • December31 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight340 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (61%)
  • Wet or damp142 (32%)
  • Frost or ice26 (5.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (22%)
  • 40 mph48 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph286 (65%)
  • 70 mph9 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway422 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Norfolk in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant418 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (15%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20128 (20%)
  • 21 to 2586 (14%)
  • 26 to 35123 (19%)
  • 36 to 4598 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.4%)
  • Over 7518 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider420 (66%)
  • Passenger171 (27%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car598 (72%)
  • Motorcycle89 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Norfolk in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 1991.

Collisions
201st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Norfolk with the most crashes in 1991

The A140 had the most collisions in South Norfolk in 1991: 47, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Norfolk, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1404775117
2ndA1464374016
3rdA1433555010
4thA11264217
5thA47202803
6thB1332192516
7thB1108172806
8thB1113152014
9thB1172142325
10thA1066101401
11thB107781003
12thB113581102
13thB113671302
14thB11346902
15thB11322200
16thB11402200

Towns in South Norfolk: crashes in 1991

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in South Norfolk in 1991: 33.

Postcode districts in South Norfolk: crashes in 1991

NR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Norfolk in 1991: 86.

Latest crashes in South Norfolk in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in South Norfolk in 1991, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

South Norfolk road accidents in other years