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NR26 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 614 road traffic collisions in the NR26 postcode district, North Norfolk, from 1983 to 2025, and 832 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 144 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, down from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1983
614
2,359th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
832
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
12 people killed
Serious collisions
144
178 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for NR26

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious14423%
  • Slight45875%

What the data shows

  • NR26 had 90 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 129 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in NR26 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 103 children under 16 were killed or injured in NR26, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in NR26.

Where NR26 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,359th
Most casualties
2,375th
Most fatal collisions
2,369th
Most serious collisions
2,361st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (11%)
  • Tuesday100 (16%)
  • Wednesday91 (15%)
  • Thursday104 (17%)
  • Friday98 (16%)
  • Saturday88 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight482 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway550 (90%)
  • Roundabout45 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph366 (60%)
  • 40 mph28 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph35 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph180 (29%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds498 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (8.1%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other19 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant447 (54%)
  • Pedestrian176 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (12%)
  • Cyclist75 (9%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NR26 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NR26, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in NR26 peaked at 32 in 1989; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025713
2024912
20231215
20221013
202188
20201316
2019813
20181112
201778
201658
2015711
20141013
201388
20121010
20112025
20101419
20091824
20081618
20071115
20061517
20052230
20042340
20031825
20021423
20012130
20001722
19991830
19981216
19971619
19961517
19951316
19942226
19931522
19921828
19911623
19901926
19893242
19881722
19871319
19861315
1985811
19841725
19831627

Map of recent crashes in NR26

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NR26

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NR26

The 24 most recent collisions in NR26 happened between 9 April 2023 and 8 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NR26

The A149 has the most collisions in NR26, 199 of 614 (32%), followed by the A148 (131).

Collisions in NR26 on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149199266752
2ndA148131231236
3rdB115790101022
4thA10825773210

Council area for NR26

NR26 is in North Norfolk, where police recorded 11,920 collisions from 1979 to 2025. NR26 accounts for 5.1% of them.

Town in NR26

Of the 614 collisions in NR26, 371 (60%) were in Sheringham.