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NR9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,962 road traffic collisions in the NR9 postcode district, South Norfolk, from 1980 to 2025, and 4,470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 92 were fatal and 757 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 65 collisions, up 20% on 2024 (54).

Collisions since 1980
2,962
1,337th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,470
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
92
100 people killed
Serious collisions
757
985 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
65
Up 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
98
Up 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NR9

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal923.1%
  • Serious75726%
  • Slight2,11371%

What the data shows

  • NR9 had 559 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 6% fewer than the 592 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in NR9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 369 children under 16 were killed or injured in NR9, 8.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in NR9.

Where NR9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,337th
Most casualties
1,162nd
Most fatal collisions
363rd
Most serious collisions
828th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday423 (14%)
  • Tuesday424 (14%)
  • Wednesday444 (15%)
  • Thursday439 (15%)
  • Friday495 (17%)
  • Saturday420 (14%)
  • Sunday317 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,181 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting547 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit182 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,612 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway227 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout106 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph40 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph377 (13%)
  • 40 mph209 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph132 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph1,958 (66%)
  • 70 mph246 (8.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,261 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds399 (13%)
  • Fog or mist53 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds49 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other113 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,306 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist472 (11%)
  • Cyclist158 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant156 (3.5%)
  • Pedestrian143 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)78 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant74 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NR9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NR9, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in NR9 peaked at 98 in 2005; 2025 had 65.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256598
20245486
20235072
20226286
20214462
20204155
20195887
20186695
20176586
20165471
20155694
20146398
20134774
20124967
20114974
20104251
20096185
20086798
200779125
200679114
200598166
200485127
200371118
200287139
200174108
200083116
199988140
199883122
199781121
19966193
19955897
19946194
199377123
199281130
199177115
199092152
198994131
198883134
198779132
19866792
198578125
198479113
19836796
198256
198111
198011

Map of recent crashes in NR9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NR9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NR9

The 24 most recent collisions in NR9 happened between 26 July and 4 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NR9

The B1108 has the most collisions in NR9, 604 of 2,962 (20%), followed by the A47 (433).

Collisions in NR9 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB110860494415176
2ndA4743370822106
3rdA10672924771869
4thA112473981061
5thB1172221334849
6thB113573102217
7thA11225611
8thB10773901

Council areas covering NR9

Collisions in NR9 were recorded in 6 council areas. South Norfolk has 1,855 of 2,962 (63%).

Collisions in NR9 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Norfolk1,8552,75253474
2ndBroadland7401,15628194
3rdBreckland3505441082
4thNorwich7704
5thKing's Lynn and West Norfolk6702
6thNorth Norfolk4411

Towns in NR9

Collisions in NR9 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Hethersett (202) and Hingham (112).