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B1457 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 71 collisions on the B1457 from 1979 to 2016, with 83 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 25 serious, and 1 person was killed.

The last recorded collision on the B1457 was on 16 September 2016.

Collisions since 1979
71
4,341st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
83
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
25
28 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
16 Sep 2016
Busiest year
1991
7 collisions

Crash severity on the B1457

On the B1457, 1.4% of collisions were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2016

  • Fatal11.4%
  • Serious2535%
  • Slight4563%

Where the B1457 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,341st
Most casualties
4,451st
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
3,805th

B1457 accidents by year

Collisions on the B1457 peaked at 7 in 1991, and none have been recorded since 2016.

Collisions and casualties on the B1457, 1979 to 2016

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201611
201500
201400
201300
201200
201100
201000
200900
200800
200700
200600
200500
200400
200300
200200
200100
200000
199911
199800
199700
199600
199500
199400
199300
199223
199178
199035
198966
198866
198767
198668
198567
198445
198368
198266
198145
198022
197955

When crashes happen on the B1457

Thursday has the most collisions on the B1457 (14), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (19).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday8 (11%)
  • Wednesday10 (14%)
  • Thursday14 (20%)
  • Friday12 (17%)
  • Saturday13 (18%)
  • Sunday7 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am1 (1.4%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am11 (15%)
  • 9am to noon8 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm10 (14%)
  • 3pm to 6pm19 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm10 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight12 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (4.2%)
  • February3 (4.2%)
  • March4 (5.6%)
  • April6 (8.5%)
  • May8 (11%)
  • June6 (8.5%)
  • July12 (17%)
  • August5 (7%)
  • September8 (11%)
  • October5 (7%)
  • November8 (11%)
  • December3 (4.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight49 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (31%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B1457 crashes

On the B1457, 75% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 66% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph53 (75%)
  • 40 mph6 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph12 (17%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds55 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Other2 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry47 (66%)
  • Wet or damp23 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway70 (99%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B1457 crashes

Motorcyclists make up 34% of the people killed or injured on the B1457, followed by car occupants (31%).

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist28 (34%)
  • Car occupant26 (31%)
  • Cyclist16 (19%)
  • Pedestrian9 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car70 (53%)
  • Motorcycle27 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (7.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (3%)
  • Minibus3 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (6%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 153 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2016 (19%)
  • 21 to 2514 (17%)
  • 26 to 3513 (16%)
  • 36 to 4512 (14%)
  • 46 to 553 (3.6%)
  • 56 to 658 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 755 (6%)
  • Over 753 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider63 (76%)
  • Passenger11 (13%)
  • Pedestrian9 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B1457

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B1457

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B1457 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B1457 were recorded in 2 council areas. Broadland has the most, with 66, followed by Norwich (3).

Collisions on the B1457 in each area, 1979 to 2016
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBroadland6678125
2ndNorwich3300

B1457 crashes by town

Of the 71 collisions on the B1457, 52 were in the built-up area of Norwich.

Latest recorded crashes on the B1457

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B1457, from 27 May 1988 to 16 September 2016.

Severity