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South Norfolk road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 265 road traffic collisions in South Norfolk in 2012, and 349 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2011 (280), and casualties fell from 392.

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

Collisions in 2012
265
Down 5% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
349
Down 11% on 2011
Fatal collisions
8
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
12% of collisions

Crash severity in South Norfolk in 2012

3% of collisions in South Norfolk in 2012 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83%
  • Serious3212%
  • Slight22585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious3711%
  • Slight30387%

South Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 265, down 5% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (19%)
  • Friday40 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (4.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.4%)
  • February12 (4.5%)
  • March18 (6.8%)
  • April24 (9.1%)
  • May25 (9.4%)
  • June15 (5.7%)
  • July28 (11%)
  • August18 (6.8%)
  • September15 (5.7%)
  • October22 (8.3%)
  • November36 (14%)
  • December27 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds192 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other19 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (57%)
  • Wet or damp103 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph70 (26%)
  • 40 mph27 (10%)
  • 50 mph22 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph118 (45%)
  • 70 mph24 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (11%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Norfolk in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist28 (8%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2062 (18%)
  • 21 to 2556 (16%)
  • 26 to 3557 (16%)
  • 36 to 4558 (17%)
  • 46 to 5541 (12%)
  • 56 to 6530 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.9%)
  • Over 7517 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (72%)
  • Passenger78 (22%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car368 (77%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Norfolk in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 2012.

Collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Norfolk in 2012

Cringleford, South Norfolk, NR4 6TS area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Norfolk in 2012, with 11 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Norfolk with the most crashes in 2012

The A140 had the most collisions in South Norfolk in 2012: 27, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Norfolk, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA140273602
2ndA47223003
3rdA146202900
4thB1108172223
5thA143162911
6thB1332111604
7thB1113101214
8thA107491200
9thA119901
10thA10667701
11thB11727801
12thB107761010
13thB11352200
14thB15272400
15thB11161100
16thB11341100

Towns in South Norfolk: crashes in 2012

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in South Norfolk in 2012: 14.

Postcode districts in South Norfolk: crashes in 2012

NR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Norfolk in 2012: 55.

Latest crashes in South Norfolk in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in South Norfolk in 2012, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

South Norfolk road accidents in other years