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South Norfolk road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 428 road traffic collisions in South Norfolk in 2005, and 648 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2004 (388), and casualties rose from 549.

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

Collisions in 2005
428
Up 10% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
648
Up 18% on 2004
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
16% of collisions

Crash severity in South Norfolk in 2005

2.3% of collisions in South Norfolk in 2005 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious6916%
  • Slight34982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious8814%
  • Slight54985%

South Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 428, up 10% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (19%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday69 (16%)
  • Thursday53 (12%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.5%)
  • February42 (9.8%)
  • March28 (6.5%)
  • April49 (11%)
  • May39 (9.1%)
  • June24 (5.6%)
  • July42 (9.8%)
  • August26 (6.1%)
  • September35 (8.2%)
  • October27 (6.3%)
  • November39 (9.1%)
  • December49 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other18 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (54%)
  • Wet or damp165 (39%)
  • Frost or ice22 (5.1%)
  • Snow11 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph101 (24%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph23 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph228 (53%)
  • 70 mph45 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (11%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Norfolk in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant475 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (4.5%)
  • Pedestrian22 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4%)
  • 16 to 20117 (18%)
  • 21 to 2577 (12%)
  • 26 to 35111 (17%)
  • 36 to 45107 (17%)
  • 46 to 5571 (11%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.2%)
  • Over 7524 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider450 (69%)
  • Passenger176 (27%)
  • Pedestrian22 (3.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car616 (77%)
  • Motorcycle64 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Norfolk in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 2005.

Collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Norfolk in 2005

Cringleford, South Norfolk, NR4 6TS area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Norfolk in 2005, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Norfolk with the most crashes in 2005

The A140 had the most collisions in South Norfolk in 2005: 42, including 3 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Norfolk, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA140426433
2ndA143417129
3rdB1108325407
4thA11305014
5thA146305804
6thA47275003
7thB1172131504
8thB1332132002
9thA1066121701
10thB1113122003
11thA1074101201
12thB1135101602
13thB113681202
14thB10775601
15thB11324701
16thB15274500
17thB11342300
18thB11161200

Towns in South Norfolk: crashes in 2005

Norwich and Wymondham, South Norfolk had the most collisions of any town in South Norfolk in 2005, with 17 each.

Postcode districts in South Norfolk: crashes in 2005

NR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Norfolk in 2005: 95.

Latest crashes in South Norfolk in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in South Norfolk in 2005, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

South Norfolk road accidents in other years