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NR16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,703 road traffic collisions in the NR16 postcode district, Breckland, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,636 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 58 were fatal and 511 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, up 27% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1979
1,703
1,892nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,636
1.55 per collision
Fatal collisions
58
64 people killed
Serious collisions
511
685 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Up 27% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
51
Up 46% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NR16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal583.4%
  • Serious51130%
  • Slight1,13467%

What the data shows

  • NR16 had 227 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% fewer than the 266 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in NR16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 200 children under 16 were killed or injured in NR16, 7.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in NR16.

Where NR16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,892nd
Most casualties
1,793rd
Most fatal collisions
978th
Most serious collisions
1,460th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday229 (13%)
  • Tuesday223 (13%)
  • Wednesday220 (13%)
  • Thursday222 (13%)
  • Friday269 (16%)
  • Saturday224 (13%)
  • Sunday316 (19%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,232 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting409 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,539 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph170 (10%)
  • 40 mph78 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph41 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph1,256 (74%)
  • 70 mph148 (8.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,283 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds207 (12%)
  • Fog or mist37 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Other76 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,970 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist260 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant109 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist87 (3.3%)
  • Pedestrian76 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)62 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NR16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NR16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NR16 peaked at 74 in 1987; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253351
20242635
20231930
20221010
20212532
20201726
20192738
20182232
20172635
20162232
20152026
20143139
20132132
20122838
20112226
20102229
20094360
20081928
20073654
20062436
20053760
20043645
20032732
20024067
20014262
20005592
19995484
19985698
19975582
19964580
19954568
19944778
199363116
199259121
19915172
19905690
19896299
19885987
198774118
198668110
19855088
19846193
198365100
198200
198100
198011
197924

Map of recent crashes in NR16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NR16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NR16

The 24 most recent collisions in NR16 happened between 28 April and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NR16

The A11 has the most collisions in NR16, 553 of 1,703 (32%), followed by the B1113 (330).

Collisions in NR16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1155397327176
2ndB111333051610101
3rdB1111104131023
4thB11343143011
5thB1077202613
6thB1135162326
7thA1075153415

Council areas covering NR16

Collisions in NR16 were recorded in 2 council areas. Breckland has 1,167 of 1,703 (69%).

Collisions in NR16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBreckland1,1671,85741355
2ndSouth Norfolk53277317156