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Fakenham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 492 road traffic collisions in Fakenham, North Norfolk, from 1983 to 2025, and 589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 111 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1983
492
1,169th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
589
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
111
119 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Fakenham

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious11123%
  • Slight37576%

What the data shows

  • Fakenham had 64 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 14% fewer than the 74 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Fakenham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 91 children under 16 were killed or injured in Fakenham, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Fakenham.

Where Fakenham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,169th
Most casualties
1,211th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,068th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (12%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday98 (20%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight373 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway462 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph41 (8.3%)
  • 30 mph353 (72%)
  • 40 mph53 (11%)
  • 60 mph45 (9.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds393 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other25 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant259 (44%)
  • Pedestrian151 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (18%)
  • Cyclist58 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Fakenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fakenham, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in Fakenham peaked at 28 in 1985; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202446
202389
202267
202157
202066
201979
201867
2017811
20161114
201588
201456
201334
201279
201188
201099
2009811
2008912
2007910
2006813
20051516
2004910
20031013
200278
20011219
200079
19991315
199899
19971723
19961518
19951214
19941621
19932533
19921317
1991912
19902224
19891111
19882025
19871818
19862025
19852830
19842628
19832022

Map of recent crashes in Fakenham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Fakenham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Fakenham

The 24 most recent collisions in Fakenham happened between 7 September 2021 and 7 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Fakenham

The B1146 has the most collisions in Fakenham, 197 of 492 (40%), followed by the A148 (44).

Collisions in Fakenham on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1146197243242
2ndA1484449111
3rdA1067172907

Council area for Fakenham

Fakenham is in North Norfolk, where police recorded 11,920 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Fakenham accounts for 4.1% of them.

Postcode district for Fakenham

All 492 collisions in Fakenham were in the NR21 postcode district.