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NR18 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,828 road traffic collisions in the NR18 postcode district, South Norfolk, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,473 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 45 were fatal and 470 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 47 collisions, up 57% on 2024 (30).

Collisions since 1979
1,828
1,828th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,473
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
45
49 people killed
Serious collisions
470
546 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
47
Up 57% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
63
Up 57% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NR18

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal452.5%
  • Serious47026%
  • Slight1,31372%

What the data shows

  • NR18 had 306 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 348 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in NR18 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 219 children under 16 were killed or injured in NR18, 8.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in NR18.

Where NR18 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,828th
Most casualties
1,864th
Most fatal collisions
1,348th
Most serious collisions
1,577th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday268 (15%)
  • Tuesday254 (14%)
  • Wednesday268 (15%)
  • Thursday274 (15%)
  • Friday306 (17%)
  • Saturday248 (14%)
  • Sunday210 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,339 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting289 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,505 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway211 (12%)
  • Roundabout69 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph473 (26%)
  • 40 mph168 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph25 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph944 (52%)
  • 70 mph201 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,375 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds188 (10%)
  • Fog or mist54 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds50 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other90 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,634 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist323 (13%)
  • Cyclist191 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian170 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant63 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NR18 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NR18, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NR18 peaked at 87 in 1988; 2025 had 47.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254763
20243040
20233143
20222836
20212327
20202434
20193345
20183337
20171924
20163855
20152742
20143845
20133547
20122324
20113650
20102641
20093133
20084457
20074359
20064564
20054867
20043542
20034160
20023644
20014667
20004862
19995069
19983644
19972837
19964672
19954958
19945977
19935675
19925065
19915271
19905280
19896085
198887114
19876193
19865776
19855882
198466102
19834960
198223
198100
198011
197911

Map of recent crashes in NR18

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NR18

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NR18

The 24 most recent collisions in NR18 happened between 27 June and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NR18

The A11 has the most collisions in NR18, 514 of 1,828 (28%), followed by the B1135 (235).

Collisions in NR18 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1151479318152
2ndB1135235318557
3rdB1172142189438
4thB1108123170324

Council areas covering NR18

Collisions in NR18 were recorded in 3 council areas. South Norfolk has 1,790 of 1,828 (98%).

Collisions in NR18 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Norfolk1,7902,41843454
2ndBreckland3145211
3rdKing's Lynn and West Norfolk4503

Town in NR18

Of the 1,828 collisions in NR18, 686 (38%) were in Wymondham, South Norfolk.