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South Norfolk road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 267 road traffic collisions in South Norfolk in 2024, and 372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2023 (223), and casualties rose from 312.

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

Collisions in 2024
267
Up 20% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
372
Up 19% on 2023
Fatal collisions
9
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
25% of collisions

Crash severity in South Norfolk in 2024

3.4% of collisions in South Norfolk in 2024 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.4%
  • Serious6825%
  • Slight19071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious7219%
  • Slight29078%

South Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 267, up 20% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (19%)
  • Friday47 (18%)
  • Saturday30 (11%)
  • Sunday23 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9%)
  • February20 (7.5%)
  • March26 (9.7%)
  • April14 (5.2%)
  • May24 (9%)
  • June20 (7.5%)
  • July24 (9%)
  • August26 (9.7%)
  • September23 (8.6%)
  • October21 (7.9%)
  • November24 (9%)
  • December21 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (7.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (65%)
  • Wet or damp84 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (4.9%)
  • 30 mph89 (33%)
  • 40 mph28 (10%)
  • 50 mph15 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph99 (37%)
  • 70 mph23 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (10%)
  • Roundabout21 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Norfolk in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (14%)
  • Cyclist34 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2051 (14%)
  • 21 to 2538 (10%)
  • 26 to 3571 (19%)
  • 36 to 4555 (15%)
  • 46 to 5543 (12%)
  • 56 to 6538 (10%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.9%)
  • Over 7525 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (73%)
  • Passenger71 (19%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car352 (70%)
  • Motorcycle53 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Norfolk in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Norfolk had the 135th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Norfolk in 2024

Cringleford, South Norfolk, NR4 6TS area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Norfolk in 2024, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Norfolk with the most crashes in 2024

The A140 had the most collisions in South Norfolk in 2024: 22, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Norfolk, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA140223512
2ndA11182813
3rdA146182617
4thA47162421
5thB1108121806
6thA143111706
7thB1332111502
8thA106681301
9thA10747813
10thB11357900
11thB11135903
12thB11724503
13thB15273702
14thB11342200
15thB10771100

Towns in South Norfolk: crashes in 2024

Diss and Wymondham, South Norfolk had the most collisions of any town in South Norfolk in 2024, with 13 each.

Postcode districts in South Norfolk: crashes in 2024

NR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Norfolk in 2024: 55.

Latest crashes in South Norfolk in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in South Norfolk in 2024, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

South Norfolk road accidents in other years