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NR27 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,048 road traffic collisions in the NR27 postcode district, North Norfolk, from 1981 to 2025, and 1,388 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 261 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, down from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1981
1,048
2,185th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,388
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
22
23 people killed
Serious collisions
261
324 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for NR27

Collisions by severity, 1981 to 2025

  • Fatal222.1%
  • Serious26125%
  • Slight76573%

What the data shows

  • NR27 had 128 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 176 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in NR27 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 160 children under 16 were killed or injured in NR27, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in NR27.

Where NR27 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,185th
Most casualties
2,204th
Most fatal collisions
2,104th
Most serious collisions
2,108th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (12%)
  • Tuesday173 (17%)
  • Wednesday149 (14%)
  • Thursday135 (13%)
  • Friday178 (17%)
  • Saturday139 (13%)
  • Sunday147 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight798 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting117 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway919 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road100 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout19 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph602 (57%)
  • 40 mph101 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph36 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph296 (28%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds859 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant767 (55%)
  • Pedestrian250 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist198 (14%)
  • Cyclist115 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NR27 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NR27, 1981 to 2025

Collisions in NR27 peaked at 43 in 1991; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251011
20241219
20232035
20221218
2021712
20201414
201988
201899
20172636
20161012
20151219
20141519
20131214
20122129
20111315
20101525
20091418
20082435
20072741
20062326
20052735
20043446
20033440
20021923
20012631
20003039
19992637
19983954
19973140
19962733
19952035
19943544
19933844
19922736
19914364
19904364
19894049
19883948
19874052
19862534
19853239
19843443
19833340
198211
198112

Map of recent crashes in NR27

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NR27

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NR27

The 24 most recent collisions in NR27 happened between 6 November 2023 and 23 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NR27

The A149 has the most collisions in NR27, 519 of 1,048 (50%), followed by the A148 (112).

Collisions in NR27 on each road, 1981 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14951968715131
2ndA148112171425
3rdB115981119229
4thA140162004
5thB14364600

Council areas covering NR27

Collisions in NR27 were recorded in 2 council areas. North Norfolk has 1,045 of 1,048 (99.7%).

Collisions in NR27 by council area, 1981 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Norfolk1,0451,38322261
2ndKing's Lynn and West Norfolk3500

Town in NR27

Of the 1,048 collisions in NR27, 529 (50%) were in Cromer.