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NR2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,893 road traffic collisions in the NR2 postcode district, Norwich, from 1983 to 2025, and 5,760 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 917 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 64 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (62).

Collisions since 1983
4,893
592nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,760
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
31 people killed
Serious collisions
917
964 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
64
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
77
Up 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NR2

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal310.6%
  • Serious91719%
  • Slight3,94581%

What the data shows

  • NR2 had 654 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 806 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in NR2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 508 children under 16 were killed or injured in NR2, 9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in NR2.

Where NR2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
592nd
Most casualties
764th
Most fatal collisions
1,815th
Most serious collisions
515th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday702 (14%)
  • Tuesday737 (15%)
  • Wednesday765 (16%)
  • Thursday835 (17%)
  • Friday837 (17%)
  • Saturday652 (13%)
  • Sunday365 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,674 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,124 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown69 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,767 (77%)
  • Roundabout434 (8.9%)
  • Dual carriageway424 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road237 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph127 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph4,617 (94%)
  • 40 mph128 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph20 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,937 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds579 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds67 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds43 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds31 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist23 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other159 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded48 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,907 (33%)
  • Cyclist1,288 (22%)
  • Pedestrian1,178 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist1,083 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant192 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant37 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant37 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NR2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NR2, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in NR2 peaked at 252 in 1989; 2025 had 64.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 64
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256477
20246266
20234447
20226778
20215057
20205359
20197892
20187484
20177583
20168798
20158898
20147181
20137786
201285100
201183102
20107882
20097686
20087188
200793121
200684107
2005110127
200499107
2003111127
200295119
2001114137
2000128149
1999133167
1998106120
1997129164
199694118
1995120140
1994131167
1993153178
1992169195
1991167228
1990183208
1989252312
1988193217
1987178195
1986181204
1985206240
1984204233
1983177216

Map of recent crashes in NR2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NR2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NR2

The 24 most recent collisions in NR2 happened between 18 September and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NR2

The A147 has the most collisions in NR2, 632 of 4,893 (13%), followed by the A1074 (603).

Collisions in NR2 on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1476327275109
2ndA10746037186106
3rdB1108358453183
4thA11275328150
5thA1024223253240
6thA140201257141
7thA1056107129121
8thA47102134123

Council areas covering NR2

Collisions in NR2 were recorded in 2 council areas. Norwich has 4,886 of 4,893 (99.9%).

Collisions in NR2 by council area, 1983 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorwich4,8865,75331915
2ndGreat Yarmouth6602

Town in NR2

Of the 4,893 collisions in NR2, 4,858 (99%) were in Norwich.