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South Norfolk road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 469 road traffic collisions in South Norfolk in 1992, and 695 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1991 (443), and casualties rose from 633.

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

Collisions in 1992
469
Up 6% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
695
Up 10% on 1991
Fatal collisions
14
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
30% of collisions

Crash severity in South Norfolk in 1992

3% of collisions in South Norfolk in 1992 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143%
  • Serious14030%
  • Slight31567%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious17926%
  • Slight50272%

South Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1989. 1992 is highlighted, with 469, up 6% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday85 (18%)
  • Friday68 (14%)
  • Saturday75 (16%)
  • Sunday48 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.5%)
  • February28 (6%)
  • March33 (7%)
  • April28 (6%)
  • May41 (8.7%)
  • June45 (9.6%)
  • July41 (8.7%)
  • August38 (8.1%)
  • September37 (7.9%)
  • October46 (9.8%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December50 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight341 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Other14 (3%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (60%)
  • Wet or damp167 (36%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph97 (21%)
  • 40 mph42 (9%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph308 (66%)
  • 70 mph17 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway430 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Norfolk in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant507 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist47 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20168 (24%)
  • 21 to 2585 (12%)
  • 26 to 35113 (16%)
  • 36 to 4593 (13%)
  • 46 to 5561 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.7%)
  • Over 7519 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider445 (64%)
  • Passenger212 (31%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car640 (74%)
  • Motorcycle72 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Norfolk in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 1992.

Collisions
180th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
169th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Norfolk with the most crashes in 1992

The A143 had the most collisions in South Norfolk in 1992: 47, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Norfolk, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143476929
2ndA1404276016
3rdA146377009
4thA11253507
5thA1066243116
6thB1108244007
7thB1332233834
8thA47162126
9thB1113162804
10thB1135111316
11thB1134101407
12thB1172101435
13thA107481203
14thB107761203
15thB11366910
16thB11325503
17thB10621100
18thB10661100
19thB11071100
20thB11401100

Towns in South Norfolk: crashes in 1992

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in South Norfolk in 1992: 28.

Postcode districts in South Norfolk: crashes in 1992

NR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Norfolk in 1992: 101.

Latest crashes in South Norfolk in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in South Norfolk in 1992, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

South Norfolk road accidents in other years