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South Norfolk road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in South Norfolk in 1996, and 615 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1995 (349), and casualties rose from 511.

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

Collisions in 1996
393
Up 13% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
615
Up 20% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
26% of collisions

Crash severity in South Norfolk in 1996

1.3% of collisions in South Norfolk in 1996 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious10426%
  • Slight28472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious13422%
  • Slight47677%

South Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 393, up 13% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday63 (16%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (12%)
  • Sunday37 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.4%)
  • February37 (9.4%)
  • March24 (6.1%)
  • April18 (4.6%)
  • May27 (6.9%)
  • June32 (8.1%)
  • July44 (11%)
  • August29 (7.4%)
  • September31 (7.9%)
  • October38 (9.7%)
  • November48 (12%)
  • December32 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist12 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other20 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (58%)
  • Wet or damp137 (35%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5.3%)
  • Snow6 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph88 (22%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph247 (63%)
  • 70 mph27 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Norfolk in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2095 (15%)
  • 21 to 2585 (14%)
  • 26 to 35118 (19%)
  • 36 to 4580 (13%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.5%)
  • Over 7516 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (62%)
  • Passenger191 (31%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Norfolk in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 1996.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in South Norfolk with the most crashes in 1996

The A140 and A146 had the most collisions in South Norfolk in 1996, with 39 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Norfolk, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1403968111
2ndA146396609
3rdA1433872010
4thA11244417
5thB1108243806
6thB1332192915
7thB1113173304
8thA47162406
9thA1066131802
10thB1134111305
11thB113581003
12thA10747904
13thB117261201
14thB10774510
15thB11364700
16thA1471201
17thB11321100

Towns in South Norfolk: crashes in 1996

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in South Norfolk in 1996: 24.

Postcode districts in South Norfolk: crashes in 1996

NR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Norfolk in 1996: 88.

Latest crashes in South Norfolk in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in South Norfolk in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

South Norfolk road accidents in other years