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Dereham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,267 road traffic collisions in Dereham, Breckland, from 1983 to 2025, and 1,521 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 221 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 21 collisions, down 5% on 2024 (22).

Collisions since 1983
1,267
641st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,521
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
10 people killed
Serious collisions
221
238 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
21
Down 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
Down 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Dereham

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious22117%
  • Slight1,03682%

What the data shows

  • Dereham had 194 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 245 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Dereham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 260 children under 16 were killed or injured in Dereham, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Dereham.

Where Dereham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
641st
Most casualties
666th
Most fatal collisions
849th
Most serious collisions
664th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday193 (15%)
  • Tuesday213 (17%)
  • Wednesday198 (16%)
  • Thursday191 (15%)
  • Friday202 (16%)
  • Saturday172 (14%)
  • Sunday98 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight957 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit252 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,130 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road55 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout40 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph1,124 (89%)
  • 40 mph32 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph67 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph28 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,008 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other42 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant602 (40%)
  • Pedestrian338 (22%)
  • Cyclist272 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist242 (16%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Dereham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dereham, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in Dereham peaked at 52 in 1988; 2025 had 21.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 21
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252122
20242226
20231113
20221315
20211923
20201721
20191217
20182424
20172629
20162933
20152024
20141820
20132122
20122534
20111523
20103239
20092027
20082828
20073032
20063645
20052732
20043846
20032736
20022128
20013642
20002532
19993036
19982833
19973949
19962637
19953031
19944052
19934362
19924448
19914246
19904957
19894666
19885258
19873943
19863435
19854854
19842737
19833744

Map of recent crashes in Dereham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Dereham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Dereham

The 24 most recent collisions in Dereham happened between 9 December 2024 and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Dereham

The A1075 has the most collisions in Dereham, 202 of 1,267 (16%), followed by the B1110 (155).

Collisions in Dereham on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1075202243238
2ndB1110155189229
3rdB1135101129119
4thA475197411
5thB1147343515
6thB1146314407

Council area for Dereham

Dereham is in Breckland, where police recorded 16,965 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Dereham accounts for 7.5% of them.

Postcode districts in Dereham

Collisions in Dereham were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by NR19 (1,132) and NR20 (135).