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B1074 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 526 collisions on the B1074 from 1979 to 2025, with 693 casualties. Of those crashes, 5 were fatal and 124 serious, and 5 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 5 collisions on the B1074, level with 2024, with 6 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
526
1,893rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
693
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
124
138 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
Down 25% on 2024

Crash severity on the B1074

On the B1074, 1% of collisions were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious12424%
  • Slight39775%

Where the B1074 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,893rd
Most casualties
1,937th
Most fatal collisions
2,545th
Most serious collisions
1,614th

B1074 accidents by year

Collisions on the B1074 peaked at 24 in 1980 and were down to 5 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B1074, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202556
202458
202345
202255
202133
202022
2019511
201833
201722
201635
201534
201488
201333
2012713
20111520
201099
20091113
20082129
20071012
200655
20051215
20041013
2003912
2002812
20011113
200069
19991112
19981423
19971719
1996811
19951829
19941318
19931516
19921624
19911730
19901722
19891719
19881727
19872025
1986912
19851316
19842226
19831720
19821826
19811922
19802430
19791926

When crashes happen on the B1074

Tuesday has the most collisions on the B1074 (100), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (135).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday100 (19%)
  • Wednesday69 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (13%)
  • Friday93 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am11 (2.1%)
  • 3am to 6am7 (1.3%)
  • 6am to 9am87 (17%)
  • 9am to noon72 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm104 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm135 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm77 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight33 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.2%)
  • February38 (7.2%)
  • March25 (4.8%)
  • April56 (11%)
  • May51 (9.7%)
  • June37 (7%)
  • July38 (7.2%)
  • August47 (8.9%)
  • September47 (8.9%)
  • October47 (8.9%)
  • November53 (10%)
  • December49 (9.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight406 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B1074 crashes

On the B1074, 66% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 61% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph348 (66%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph153 (29%)
  • 70 mph14 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Other69 (13%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (61%)
  • Wet or damp178 (34%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway489 (93%)
  • Roundabout35 (6.7%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B1074 crashes

Car occupants make up 51% of the people killed or injured on the B1074, followed by motorcyclists (21%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant356 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (21%)
  • Cyclist108 (16%)
  • Pedestrian55 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other9 (1.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car562 (63%)
  • Motorcycle144 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle115 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Other12 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1562 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20166 (24%)
  • 21 to 2578 (11%)
  • 26 to 35111 (16%)
  • 36 to 4575 (11%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.1%)
  • Over 7521 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider483 (70%)
  • Passenger155 (22%)
  • Pedestrian55 (7.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B1074

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B1074

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B1074 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B1074 were recorded in 2 council areas. East Suffolk has the most, with 512, followed by Great Yarmouth (14).

Collisions on the B1074 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Suffolk5126714123
2ndGreat Yarmouth142211

B1074 crashes by town

Of the 526 collisions on the B1074, 317 were in the built-up area of Lowestoft.

Recent crashes on the B1074

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B1074, from 27 September 2019 to 23 October 2025.

Severity