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South Norfolk road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in South Norfolk in 2018, and 416 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2017 (257), and casualties rose from 377.

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

Collisions in 2018
300
Up 17% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
416
Up 10% on 2017
Fatal collisions
8
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
20% of collisions

Crash severity in South Norfolk in 2018

2.7% of collisions in South Norfolk in 2018 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious6120%
  • Slight23177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious7017%
  • Slight33881%

South Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 300, up 17% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (16%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (16%)
  • Friday58 (19%)
  • Saturday30 (10%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (2%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (10%)
  • February27 (9%)
  • March11 (3.7%)
  • April26 (8.7%)
  • May23 (7.7%)
  • June24 (8%)
  • July24 (8%)
  • August28 (9.3%)
  • September23 (7.7%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November22 (7.3%)
  • December28 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (16%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (66%)
  • Wet or damp88 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3%)
  • 30 mph80 (27%)
  • 40 mph30 (10%)
  • 50 mph27 (9%)
  • 60 mph124 (41%)
  • 70 mph30 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (14%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Norfolk in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 154 (1%)
  • 16 to 2049 (12%)
  • 21 to 2537 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3580 (19%)
  • 36 to 4562 (15%)
  • 46 to 5576 (18%)
  • 56 to 6541 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7534 (8.2%)
  • Over 7517 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (74%)
  • Passenger82 (20%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car443 (77%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Norfolk in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Norfolk had the 142nd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Norfolk in 2018

Poringland, Framinghams & Trowse, South Norfolk, NR14 8UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Norfolk in 2018, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Norfolk with the most crashes in 2018

The A140 had the most collisions in South Norfolk in 2018: 29, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Norfolk, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA140294922
2ndB1108263903
3rdA146223403
4thA47203107
5thA11162404
6thA143142107
7thB1332121523
8thB1113111812
9thB1172101202
10thA107491301
11thA106681203
12thB11357702
13thB10776701
14thB15274602
15thB11343501
16thB11362300
17thA1061100
18thA11401100
19thB11011100

Towns in South Norfolk: crashes in 2018

Wymondham, South Norfolk had the most collisions of any town in South Norfolk in 2018: 16.

Postcode districts in South Norfolk: crashes in 2018

NR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Norfolk in 2018: 54.

Latest crashes in South Norfolk in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in South Norfolk in 2018, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

South Norfolk road accidents in other years