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NR23 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in the NR23 postcode district, North Norfolk, from 1983 to 2025, and 534 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 117 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1983
371
2,478th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
534
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
11 people killed
Serious collisions
117
145 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for NR23

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious11732%
  • Slight24466%

What the data shows

  • NR23 had 67 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 9% fewer than the 74 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 34% of collisions in NR23 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 51 children under 16 were killed or injured in NR23, 9.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in NR23.

Where NR23 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,478th
Most casualties
2,480th
Most fatal collisions
2,425th
Most serious collisions
2,419th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (10%)
  • Wednesday46 (12%)
  • Thursday41 (11%)
  • Friday51 (14%)
  • Saturday68 (18%)
  • Sunday71 (19%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway361 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph138 (37%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph223 (60%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (4.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other10 (2.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant336 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (17%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NR23 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NR23, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in NR23 peaked at 16 in 1991; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025412
202468
20231217
202224
20211112
202035
2019611
201856
2017711
20161114
2015810
201433
201358
2012912
2011916
201068
20091015
2008913
2007612
2006910
200559
2004511
2003710
20021118
200169
20001015
199999
199878
19971014
1996916
19951219
19941421
19931521
19921117
19911618
19901220
19891116
19881115
19871012
19861419
198566
19841216
198378

Map of recent crashes in NR23

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NR23

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NR23

The 24 most recent collisions in NR23 happened between 28 July 2022 and 28 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NR23

The A149 has the most collisions in NR23, 149 of 371 (40%), followed by the B1105 (96).

Collisions in NR23 on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149149236848
2ndB110596131029
3rdB11554600

Council areas covering NR23

Collisions in NR23 were recorded in 2 council areas. North Norfolk has 363 of 371 (98%).

Collisions in NR23 by council area, 1983 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Norfolk36352210114
2ndKing's Lynn and West Norfolk81203

Town in NR23

Of the 371 collisions in NR23, 109 (29%) were in Wells-next-the-Sea.