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IP26 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,276 road traffic collisions in the IP26 postcode district, Breckland, from 1983 to 2025, and 1,968 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 65 were fatal and 382 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (25).

Collisions since 1983
1,276
2,071st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,968
1.54 per collision
Fatal collisions
65
69 people killed
Serious collisions
382
496 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
31
Up 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for IP26

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal655.1%
  • Serious38230%
  • Slight82965%

What the data shows

  • IP26 had 212 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% fewer than the 250 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 35% of collisions in IP26 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 169 children under 16 were killed or injured in IP26, 8.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in IP26.

Where IP26 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,071st
Most casualties
2,008th
Most fatal collisions
797th
Most serious collisions
1,811th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday193 (15%)
  • Tuesday169 (13%)
  • Wednesday160 (13%)
  • Thursday184 (14%)
  • Friday215 (17%)
  • Saturday205 (16%)
  • Sunday150 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight909 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting287 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,242 (97%)
  • Roundabout16 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.5%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph156 (12%)
  • 40 mph121 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph27 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph971 (76%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds994 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds142 (11%)
  • Fog or mist36 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other48 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,433 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist189 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant85 (4.3%)
  • Pedestrian61 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)57 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist42 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant36 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IP26 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IP26, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in IP26 peaked at 52 in 1994; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 23
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252331
20242530
20231520
20221724
20211217
20202537
20192740
20181824
20172542
20162537
20152030
20143144
20132233
20122440
20112631
20102336
20092236
20083249
20071828
20063249
20052964
20044159
20033041
20023862
20013959
20002846
19993439
19982444
19972745
19963053
19954171
19945290
19934161
19923253
19914059
19903456
19893553
19884587
19873954
19863542
19853556
19844359
19832237

Map of recent crashes in IP26

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IP26

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IP26

The 24 most recent collisions in IP26 happened between 24 December 2024 and 14 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IP26

The A134 has the most collisions in IP26, 333 of 1,276 (26%), followed by the A1065 (260).

Collisions in IP26 on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1343335652999
2ndA10652604291278
3rdB1112206305355
4thB110878115930
5thB11066486224
6thB13864157018

Council areas covering IP26

Collisions in IP26 were recorded in 2 council areas. Breckland has 672 of 1,276 (53%).

Collisions in IP26 by council area, 1983 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBreckland6721,07045198
2ndKing's Lynn and West Norfolk60489820184