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NR20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,058 road traffic collisions in the NR20 postcode district, Breckland, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,034 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 77 were fatal and 508 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 41 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (42).

Collisions since 1979
2,058
1,732nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,034
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
77
81 people killed
Serious collisions
508
671 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
41
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
55
Down 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NR20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal773.7%
  • Serious50825%
  • Slight1,47372%

What the data shows

  • NR20 had 340 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 13% fewer than the 390 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in NR20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 226 children under 16 were killed or injured in NR20, 7.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in NR20.

Where NR20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,732nd
Most casualties
1,647th
Most fatal collisions
551st
Most serious collisions
1,468th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday307 (15%)
  • Tuesday272 (13%)
  • Wednesday301 (15%)
  • Thursday289 (14%)
  • Friday350 (17%)
  • Saturday280 (14%)
  • Sunday259 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,472 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting485 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,903 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph336 (16%)
  • 40 mph70 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph39 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph1,475 (72%)
  • 70 mph125 (6.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,530 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds281 (14%)
  • Fog or mist49 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds48 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Other82 (4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,180 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist356 (12%)
  • Cyclist122 (4%)
  • Van occupant121 (4%)
  • Pedestrian104 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)56 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant32 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NR20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NR20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NR20 peaked at 80 in 1990; 2025 had 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 41
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254155
20244262
20234164
20223354
20213044
20202534
20192739
20183550
20174154
20162535
20153755
20143133
20133961
20123148
20113456
20103954
20094771
20085280
20074357
20063759
20055783
20045172
20034859
20025270
20015983
20003852
19995376
19985480
19976588
19963961
19953963
19946293
199375129
19925473
19916790
199080136
19896188
198866104
19876695
198662100
198565103
19846087
19835378
198212
198100
198000
197914

Map of recent crashes in NR20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NR20

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NR20

The 24 most recent collisions in NR20 happened between 7 June and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NR20

The A47 has the most collisions in NR20, 450 of 2,058 (22%), followed by the B1110 (327).

Collisions in NR20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4745077731120
2ndB11103274561172
3rdA10672754361579
4thB1147132191335
5thB1145112161528
6thB1146110167330

Council areas covering NR20

Collisions in NR20 were recorded in 4 council areas. Breckland has 1,884 of 2,058 (92%).

Collisions in NR20 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBreckland1,8842,76072462
2ndNorth Norfolk98154430
3rdBroadland6191112
4thSouth Norfolk121802

Town in NR20

Of the 2,058 collisions in NR20, 135 (6.6%) were in Dereham.