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South Norfolk road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in South Norfolk in 2025, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2024 (267), and casualties rose from 372.

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

Collisions in 2025
311
Up 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
428
Up 15% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
30% of collisions

Crash severity in South Norfolk in 2025

1.3% of collisions in South Norfolk in 2025 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.7% and 26% in South Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious9230%
  • Slight21569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious11527%
  • Slight30972%

South Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 508 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 311, up 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (16%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.7%)
  • February22 (7.1%)
  • March25 (8%)
  • April17 (5.5%)
  • May21 (6.8%)
  • June32 (10%)
  • July25 (8%)
  • August23 (7.4%)
  • September39 (13%)
  • October30 (9.6%)
  • November24 (7.7%)
  • December26 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds274 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (7.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (69%)
  • Wet or damp74 (24%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph86 (28%)
  • 40 mph40 (13%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph126 (41%)
  • 70 mph31 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (11%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Norfolk in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (14%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2060 (14%)
  • 21 to 2535 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3586 (20%)
  • 36 to 4558 (14%)
  • 46 to 5546 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (7.9%)
  • Over 7526 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider308 (72%)
  • Passenger90 (21%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car404 (70%)
  • Motorcycle61 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Norfolk in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Norfolk ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Norfolk had the 103rd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Norfolk in 2025

Poringland, Framinghams & Trowse, South Norfolk, NR14 8UE area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Norfolk in 2025, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Norfolk with the most crashes in 2025

The A47 had the most collisions in South Norfolk in 2025: 25, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Norfolk, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47254006
2ndA146193706
3rdA140182408
4thB1108182505
5thA11172514
6thB1113152907
7thA1066141805
8thB1172141804
9thA143111511
10thA1074101401
11thB133281201
12thB11354401
13thB11364600
14thB10773300
15thB15273302

Towns in South Norfolk: crashes in 2025

Wymondham, South Norfolk had the most collisions of any town in South Norfolk in 2025: 22.

Postcode districts in South Norfolk: crashes in 2025

NR14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Norfolk in 2025: 69.

Latest crashes in South Norfolk in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in South Norfolk in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

South Norfolk road accidents in other years