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NR6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1983
3,309
1,184th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,236
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
35
35 people killed
Serious collisions
663
737 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
52
Up 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
59
Up 20% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NR6

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal351.1%
  • Serious66320%
  • Slight2,61179%

What the data shows

  • NR6 had 478 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 602 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in NR6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 495 children under 16 were killed or injured in NR6, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in NR6.

Where NR6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,184th
Most casualties
1,227th
Most fatal collisions
1,679th
Most serious collisions
1,039th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday463 (14%)
  • Tuesday506 (15%)
  • Wednesday538 (16%)
  • Thursday548 (17%)
  • Friday597 (18%)
  • Saturday375 (11%)
  • Sunday282 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,412 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit774 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown62 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,900 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway196 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout172 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph44 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph1,816 (55%)
  • 40 mph1,284 (39%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph159 (4.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,619 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds412 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds61 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist23 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other109 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded33 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,293 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist779 (18%)
  • Cyclist556 (13%)
  • Pedestrian420 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant72 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NR6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NR6, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in NR6 peaked at 144 in 1988; 2025 had 52.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 52
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255259
20244449
20234553
20224149
20214756
20202834
20194047
20186881
20174759
20166684
20155564
20145765
20135371
20124654
20115980
20105572
20096379
20086480
20076991
200681108
200586113
20047996
20037694
200282106
200172110
200091137
1999103122
199888108
199781107
199690113
19957791
19946699
1993117152
1992113142
1991101150
1990120154
1989129177
1988144171
1987106140
1986111138
19858095
1984101133
1983116153

Map of recent crashes in NR6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NR6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NR6

The 24 most recent collisions in NR6 happened between 9 August and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NR6

The A140 has the most collisions in NR6, 631 of 3,309 (19%), followed by the A1067 (348).

Collisions in NR6 on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1406318656114
2ndA1067348491672
3rdA47309406362
4thA1042301385246
5thB1150181240545
6thA140281102

Council areas covering NR6

Collisions in NR6 were recorded in 2 council areas. Broadland has 2,111 of 3,309 (64%).

Collisions in NR6 by council area, 1983 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBroadland2,1112,68727436
2ndNorwich1,1971,5468227

Town in NR6

Of the 3,309 collisions in NR6, 3,153 (95%) were in Norwich.