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Colney road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 130 road traffic collisions in Colney, South Norfolk, from 1983 to 2025, and 170 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 23 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1983
130
2,473rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
170
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
23
25 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Colney

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal43.1%
  • Serious2318%
  • Slight10379%

What the data shows

  • Colney had 35 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 35 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Colney were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 8 children under 16 were killed or injured in Colney, 4.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Colney.

Where Colney ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,473rd
Most casualties
2,499th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
2,610th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (23%)
  • Tuesday20 (15%)
  • Wednesday21 (16%)
  • Thursday24 (18%)
  • Friday18 (14%)
  • Saturday6 (4.6%)
  • Sunday11 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight92 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway109 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (13%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (4.6%)
  • 30 mph28 (22%)
  • 40 mph43 (33%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph52 (40%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds102 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Other4 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant111 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (11%)
  • Cyclist15 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian15 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Colney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Colney, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in Colney peaked at 10 in 2016; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202535
202435
202333
202244
202111
202033
201923
201845
201722
20161012
201566
201422
201334
201235
201122
201055
200947
200845
200734
200634
200522
200411
200333
200222
200111
200035
199957
199833
199768
199636
199537
199412
199322
199226
199134
199034
198900
198879
198733
198644
198500
198423
198311

Map of recent crashes in Colney

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Colney

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Colney

The 24 most recent collisions in Colney happened between 25 October 2017 and 25 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Colney

Of the 130 collisions in Colney, 95 were on the B1108.

Collisions in Colney on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB110895126319

Council areas covering Colney

Collisions in Colney were recorded in 2 council areas. South Norfolk has 126 of 130 (97%).

Collisions in Colney by council area, 1983 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Norfolk126166423
2ndNorwich4400

Postcode district for Colney

All 130 collisions in Colney were in the NR4 postcode district.