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South Norfolk road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in South Norfolk in 1998, and 556 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1997 (376), and casualties rose from 540.

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

Collisions in 1998
384
Up 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
556
Up 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
22% of collisions

Crash severity in South Norfolk in 1998

2.3% of collisions in South Norfolk in 1998 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious8522%
  • Slight29076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious10118%
  • Slight44480%

South Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 384, up 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (16%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (17%)
  • Friday60 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.3%)
  • February27 (7%)
  • March23 (6%)
  • April26 (6.8%)
  • May27 (7%)
  • June32 (8.3%)
  • July37 (9.6%)
  • August35 (9.1%)
  • September35 (9.1%)
  • October38 (9.9%)
  • November38 (9.9%)
  • December34 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (58%)
  • Wet or damp140 (36%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (23%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph233 (61%)
  • 70 mph27 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Norfolk in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant400 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (10%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5%)
  • 16 to 20106 (19%)
  • 21 to 2569 (12%)
  • 26 to 35110 (20%)
  • 36 to 4570 (13%)
  • 46 to 5560 (11%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.1%)
  • Over 7520 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (69%)
  • Passenger142 (26%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car515 (75%)
  • Motorcycle60 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Norfolk in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 1998.

Collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in South Norfolk with the most crashes in 1998

The A143 had the most collisions in South Norfolk in 1998: 41, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Norfolk, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA143416319
2ndA146344818
3rdA1403253110
4thA47223703
5thB1108213521
6thA1074202904
7thB1332182002
8thA1066162110
9thB1172141504
10thA11132313
11thB1135132006
12thB1134101203
13thB111381302
14thB10774701
15thB11364701
16thB11402500
17thB11321101

Towns in South Norfolk: crashes in 1998

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in South Norfolk in 1998: 31.

Postcode districts in South Norfolk: crashes in 1998

NR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Norfolk in 1998: 91.

Latest crashes in South Norfolk in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in South Norfolk in 1998, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

South Norfolk road accidents in other years