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NR3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,413 road traffic collisions in the NR3 postcode district, Norwich, from 1983 to 2025, and 6,437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 1,071 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 76 collisions, up 23% on 2024 (62).

Collisions since 1983
5,413
457th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,437
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
36
36 people killed
Serious collisions
1,071
1,135 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
76
Up 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
86
Up 23% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NR3

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal360.7%
  • Serious1,07120%
  • Slight4,30680%

What the data shows

  • NR3 had 716 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 922 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in NR3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 788 children under 16 were killed or injured in NR3, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in NR3.

Where NR3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
457th
Most casualties
601st
Most fatal collisions
1,639th
Most serious collisions
318th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday808 (15%)
  • Tuesday808 (15%)
  • Wednesday807 (15%)
  • Thursday861 (16%)
  • Friday925 (17%)
  • Saturday732 (14%)
  • Sunday472 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,852 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,435 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown79 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,498 (83%)
  • Roundabout555 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway203 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road138 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph180 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph4,899 (91%)
  • 40 mph326 (6%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,317 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds680 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds70 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds56 (1%)
  • Fog or mist30 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other176 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded62 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,332 (36%)
  • Cyclist1,352 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist1,304 (20%)
  • Pedestrian1,171 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant118 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant60 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant54 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NR3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NR3, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in NR3 peaked at 254 in 1989; 2025 had 76.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 76
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257686
20246270
20235460
20227583
20216578
20206375
20197387
20188188
20178294
20168596
201596121
2014117136
201393108
20127480
20117896
201087112
20097483
200895107
2007112127
200696128
2005109127
2004132156
2003134159
2002101124
2001125153
2000142171
1999148181
1998130161
1997138159
1996132164
1995126149
1994134170
1993163202
1992194227
1991202249
1990210236
1989254302
1988211255
1987200238
1986210247
1985186227
1984211252
1983183213

Map of recent crashes in NR3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NR3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NR3

The 24 most recent collisions in NR3 happened between 30 September and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NR3

The A147 has the most collisions in NR3, 528 of 5,413 (9.8%), followed by the A1067 (521).

Collisions in NR3 on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA147528630386
2ndA10675216474112
3rdA1151507605593
4thA1405046166114
5thB1150271327160
6thA1024248300155
7thA1402186218421
8thA1042133162018
9thA4785109126

Council areas covering NR3

Collisions in NR3 were recorded in 2 council areas. Norwich has 5,318 of 5,413 (98%).

Collisions in NR3 by council area, 1983 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorwich5,3186,319361,056
2ndBroadland95118015

Town in NR3

Of the 5,413 collisions in NR3, 5,132 (95%) were in Norwich.