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South Norfolk road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in South Norfolk in 2022, and 339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 37% on 2021 (183), and casualties rose from 250.

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

Collisions in 2022
251
Up 37% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
339
Up 36% on 2021
Fatal collisions
10
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
20% of collisions

Crash severity in South Norfolk in 2022

4% of collisions in South Norfolk in 2022 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal104%
  • Serious5120%
  • Slight19076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.9%
  • Serious6018%
  • Slight26979%

South Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 251, up 37% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (15%)
  • Tuesday36 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (18%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday22 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (10%)
  • February12 (4.8%)
  • March26 (10%)
  • April26 (10%)
  • May22 (8.8%)
  • June18 (7.2%)
  • July19 (7.6%)
  • August18 (7.2%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October22 (8.8%)
  • November24 (9.6%)
  • December12 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (7.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (72%)
  • Wet or damp60 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (4.8%)
  • 30 mph78 (31%)
  • 40 mph31 (12%)
  • 50 mph19 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph87 (35%)
  • 70 mph24 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (16%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Norfolk in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant224 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (10%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist23 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (6.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2030 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2525 (7.4%)
  • 26 to 3577 (23%)
  • 36 to 4546 (14%)
  • 46 to 5536 (11%)
  • 56 to 6552 (15%)
  • 66 to 7526 (7.7%)
  • Over 7516 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (75%)
  • Passenger59 (17%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (10%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Norfolk in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Norfolk had the 146th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Norfolk in 2022

Cringleford, South Norfolk, NR4 6TS area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Norfolk in 2022, with 10 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Norfolk with the most crashes in 2022

The B1108 had the most collisions in South Norfolk in 2022: 24, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Norfolk, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1108243103
2ndA47172113
3rdA146152935
4thA140141802
5thA11122003
6thA143101303
7thA107491303
8thB117281103
9thA10665600
10thB11135812
11thB13325911
12thB15274401
13thB10773600
14thB11161200
15thB11351101
16thB11361100

Towns in South Norfolk: crashes in 2022

Norwich had the most collisions of any town in South Norfolk in 2022: 20.

Postcode districts in South Norfolk: crashes in 2022

NR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Norfolk in 2022: 46.

Latest crashes in South Norfolk in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in South Norfolk in 2022, 4 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

South Norfolk road accidents in other years