Swaffham, Breckland, PE37 7QE area: accident hotspot

Name: Road accidents at the Swaffham, Breckland, PE37 7QE area accident hotspot, 2001 to 2025
Creator: Department for Transport
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Police recorded 75 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Swaffham ward, Breckland, from 2001 to 2025, with 116 casualties. Of those collisions, 18 were serious and none fatal.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025: 75; 10,165th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties: 116; 1.55 per collision
Fatal collisions: 0; No one killed
Collisions in 2025: 2; 1 in 2024

Crash severity at the PE37 7QE hotspot

18 of the 75 collisions here (24%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

Fatal00%
Serious1824%
Slight5776%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed: 0
Seriously injured: 18
Slightly injured: 98
All casualties: 116

Accidents by year at the PE37 7QE hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 11 in 2001, against an average of 3.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the PE37 7QE hotspot, 2001 to 2025

Collisions
Collisions in 2025
Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table

Year	Collisions	Casualties
2025	2	4
2024	1	1
2023	1	3
2022	0	0
2021	0	0
2020	1	1
2019	6	12
2018	0	0
2017	5	6
2016	1	1
2015	1	1
2014	1	1
2013	1	1
2012	2	5
2011	2	2
2010	5	14
2009	4	4
2008	3	9
2007	4	6
2006	2	2
2005	7	11
2004	5	5
2003	6	6
2002	4	7
2001	11	14

Map of crashes at the PE37 7QE hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near PE37 7QE.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Swaffham, Breckland, PE37 7QE area accident hotspot

48 crashes
Serious
Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the PE37 7QE hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward: Swaffham
Council area: Breckland
Nearest postcode to the centre: PE37 7QE
Postcode district: PE37
Centre (latitude, longitude): 52.65903, 0.62923
Radius: 700 metres
Years covered: 2001 to 2025
Years with a collision: 22 of 25
Latest collision: 24 September 2025
Rank by collisions: 10,165th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the PE37 7QE hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the A47, with 56 of 75, followed by the A1122 with 19.

Collisions at the PE37 7QE hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
Rank	Road	Collisions	Casualties	Fatal	Serious
1st	A47	56	83	0	11
2nd	A1122	19	33	0	7

Accident hotspots near PE37 7QE

2 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Swaffham, Breckland, PE37 7JA area, 4.1 km away, with 80 collisions.

All 75 crashes at the PE37 7QE hotspot

Newest first, from 3 March 2001 to 24 September 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity

Year

Slight24 Sep 2025, 23:59
Car crash on the A1122 in Breckland, 24 Sep 2025, 23:59
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025361646134
Serious16 May 2025, 22:42
Ford Fiesta crash on the A1122 in Breckland, 16 May 2025, 22:42
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025361591111
Slight26 Jul 2024, 10:51
Skoda Octavia crash on the A47 in Breckland, 26 Jul 2024, 10:51
- Skoda Octavia, Vauxhall Combo and Mercedes Sprinter
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024361474291
Slight1 Oct 2023, 15:05
BMW X5 crash on the A1122 in Breckland, 1 Oct 2023, 15:05
- 1 vehicle, 3 casualties
Ref 2023361358710
Serious2 Feb 2020, 12:23
Renault Megane crash on the A47 in Breckland, 2 Feb 2020, 12:23
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020360940208
Slight27 Nov 2019, 16:06
Fiat 500 crash on the A47 in Breckland, 27 Nov 2019, 16:06
- Fiat 500 and Lexmoto XFLM 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019360927527
Serious7 Sep 2019, 23:53
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A1122 in Breckland, 7 Sep 2019, 23:53
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019360879122
Serious13 May 2019, 16:42
Mini Cooper crash on the A47 in Breckland, 13 May 2019, 16:42
- Mini Cooper, Audi A6, Ford Mondeo and a car
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019360840852
Serious12 May 2019, 15:25
Vehicle crash on the A47 in Breckland, 12 May 2019, 15:25
- 1 vehicle, 5 casualties
Ref 2019360841413
Serious24 Feb 2019, 10:50
Honda CBF125M crash on the A47 in Breckland, 24 Feb 2019, 10:50
- Honda CBF125M and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019360822931
Serious6 Feb 2019, 19:30
Mitsubishi Outlander crash on the A47 in Breckland, 6 Feb 2019, 19:30
- Mitsubishi Outlander and Vauxhall Agila
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019360816517
Slight8 Aug 2017, 08:26
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A47 in Breckland, 8 Aug 2017, 08:26
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017360213836
Slight23 Jun 2017, 07:20
Motorcycle crash on the A47 in Breckland, 23 Jun 2017, 07:20
- A motorcycle and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017360200628
Slight27 May 2017, 11:40
BMW 5 Series crash on the A1122 in Breckland, 27 May 2017, 11:40
- BMW 5 Series, Peugeot 508 and Ford Ka+
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017360190760
Serious15 May 2017, 15:00
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A47 in Breckland, 15 May 2017, 15:00
- Vauxhall Astra, BMW 5 Series and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017360188910
Slight24 Jan 2017, 11:40
Scania crash on the A47 in Breckland, 24 Jan 2017, 11:40
- Scania and Mercedes
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017360154127
Slight29 Jan 2016, 14:55
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A47 in Breckland, 29 Jan 2016, 14:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016360043447
Slight26 Jul 2015, 17:45
Nissan Terrano crash on the A47 in Breckland, 26 Jul 2015, 17:45
- Nissan Terrano and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015360092340
Slight10 Jun 2014, 17:35
Peugeot 306 crash on the A47 in Breckland, 10 Jun 2014, 17:35
- Peugeot 306 and Ford Transit Connect
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014360081036
Slight4 Oct 2013, 15:40
Mazda 6 crash on the A47 in Breckland, 4 Oct 2013, 15:40
- Mazda 6 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013360075017
Serious15 Jul 2012, 15:10
Aprilia RSV Mille crash on the A1122 in Breckland, 15 Jul 2012, 15:10
- Aprilia RSV Mille and Volvo XC90
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2012360066401
Slight29 Jun 2012, 14:45
Renault Megane crash on the A47 in Breckland, 29 Jun 2012, 14:45
- Renault Megane and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012360066245
Slight12 Jul 2011, 07:45
Chrysler Voyager crash on the A47 in Breckland, 12 Jul 2011, 07:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011360061978
Slight9 Jan 2011, 22:25
Volvo 850 crash on the A1122 in Breckland, 9 Jan 2011, 22:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011360059660
Serious22 May 2010, 10:50
Rover 75 crash on the A47 in Breckland, 22 May 2010, 10:50
- Rover 75 and Hyundai Accent
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2010360056739
Serious16 Apr 2010, 13:08
ERF crash on the A47 in Breckland, 16 Apr 2010, 13:08
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2010360056308
Slight21 Mar 2010, 12:05
Seat Ibiza crash on the A47 in Breckland, 21 Mar 2010, 12:05
- Seat Ibiza, Mercedes CLS Class, 2 cars and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2010360055989
Slight9 Feb 2010, 08:45
Scania crash on the A47 in Breckland, 9 Feb 2010, 08:45
- Scania, Vauxhall Movano, Fiat Punto and Vauxhall Vivaro
- 4 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2010360055503
Slight1 Jan 2010, 01:15
Peugeot 206 crash on the A47 in Breckland, 1 Jan 2010, 01:15
- 1 vehicle, 3 casualties
Ref 2010360055033
Slight5 Dec 2009, 09:10
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A47 in Breckland, 5 Dec 2009, 09:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 200936T090185
Slight4 Aug 2009, 08:35
Ford Fiesta crash on the A47 in Breckland, 4 Aug 2009, 08:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009360052862
Slight25 Jun 2009, 16:30
Van crash on the A1122 in Breckland, 25 Jun 2009, 16:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009360052357
Slight11 Apr 2009, 15:30
Honda SES125 crash on the A47 in Breckland, 11 Apr 2009, 15:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009360051356
Slight14 Aug 2008, 19:43
Land Rover Range Rover crash on the A47 in Breckland, 14 Aug 2008, 19:43
- Land Rover Range Rover and a car
- 2 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 2008360048077
Slight25 Jul 2008, 10:20
HGV crash on the A47 in Breckland, 25 Jul 2008, 10:20
- A lorry and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008360047773
Slight26 Jan 2008, 14:39
Car crash on the A1122 in Breckland, 26 Jan 2008, 14:39
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 200836T080019
Serious7 Aug 2007, 15:50
Honda VTR1000SP crash on the A1122 in Breckland, 7 Aug 2007, 15:50
- Honda VTR1000SP and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2007360042706
Slight26 Jun 2007, 18:50
Renault Clio crash on the A47 in Breckland, 26 Jun 2007, 18:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2007360042032
Slight10 Mar 2007, 15:00
Car crash on the A1122 in Breckland, 10 Mar 2007, 15:00
- 3 cars
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2007360040388
Slight9 Mar 2007, 21:55
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A1122 in Breckland, 9 Mar 2007, 21:55
- 1 vehicle, 3 casualties
Ref 2007360040338
Slight8 Jul 2006, 08:30
Vauxhall Calibra crash on the A47 in Breckland, 8 Jul 2006, 08:30
- Vauxhall Calibra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200636T060116
Slight10 Jan 2006, 09:07
Motorcycle crash on the A47 in Breckland, 10 Jan 2006, 09:07
- A motorcycle and a minibus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2006360033527
Slight29 Dec 2005, 11:40
ERF crash on the A47 in Breckland, 29 Dec 2005, 11:40
- ERF, Vauxhall Astra, BMW 3 Series and Vauxhall Vivaro
- 4 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2005360033357
Slight20 Nov 2005, 18:00
Car crash on the A1122 in Breckland, 20 Nov 2005, 18:00
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2005360032673
Slight24 Oct 2005, 12:20
Toyota Corolla crash on the A47 in Breckland, 24 Oct 2005, 12:20
- Toyota Corolla and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2005360032056
Serious14 Oct 2005, 12:05
Renault Megane crash on the A47 in Breckland, 14 Oct 2005, 12:05
- Renault Megane, Volvo and a van
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2005360031914
Slight4 Oct 2005, 07:25
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A47 in Breckland, 4 Oct 2005, 07:25
- Vauxhall Astra, Citroen ZX, Peugeot 406 and Audi A4
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2005360031726
Slight10 Aug 2005, 16:45
Suzuki SV 650 crash on the A47 in Breckland, 10 Aug 2005, 16:45
- Suzuki SV 650 and Vauxhall Cavalier
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2005360030725