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South Norfolk road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 405 road traffic collisions in South Norfolk in 2001, and 604 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2000 (389), and casualties rose from 527.

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

Collisions in 2001
405
Up 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
604
Up 15% on 2000
Fatal collisions
11
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
20% of collisions

Crash severity in South Norfolk in 2001

2.7% of collisions in South Norfolk in 2001 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.7%
  • Serious8320%
  • Slight31177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious10718%
  • Slight48680%

South Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 405, up 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday71 (18%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.7%)
  • February20 (4.9%)
  • March31 (7.7%)
  • April31 (7.7%)
  • May42 (10%)
  • June37 (9.1%)
  • July32 (7.9%)
  • August31 (7.7%)
  • September36 (8.9%)
  • October36 (8.9%)
  • November38 (9.4%)
  • December40 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other23 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (51%)
  • Wet or damp170 (42%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5.2%)
  • Mud4 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph89 (22%)
  • 40 mph35 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph23 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph216 (53%)
  • 70 mph38 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Norfolk in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant438 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2082 (14%)
  • 21 to 2559 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35118 (20%)
  • 36 to 4595 (16%)
  • 46 to 5565 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7544 (7.3%)
  • Over 7528 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider407 (67%)
  • Passenger159 (26%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car594 (77%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Norfolk in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in South Norfolk

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Norfolk ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 2001.

Collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Norfolk in 2001

Cringleford, South Norfolk, NR4 6TS area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Norfolk in 2001, with 18 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Norfolk with the most crashes in 2001

The A140 had the most collisions in South Norfolk in 2001: 54, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Norfolk, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1405495216
2ndA146325935
3rdA11294706
4thA143243712
5thB1135162303
6thB1172152015
7thA1066141906
8thB1332142415
9thB1108131601
10thA1074122200
11thA47121800
12thB1134121602
13thB111391613
14thB10774501
15thB11324401
16thB11363401
17thA1481100

Towns in South Norfolk: crashes in 2001

Diss had the most collisions of any town in South Norfolk in 2001: 20.

Postcode districts in South Norfolk: crashes in 2001

NR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Norfolk in 2001: 89.

Latest crashes in South Norfolk in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in South Norfolk in 2001, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

South Norfolk road accidents in other years