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Great Yarmouth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,263 road traffic collisions in Great Yarmouth from 1983 to 2025, and 5,383 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 57 were fatal and 801 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 61 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (65).

Collisions since 1983
4,263
243rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,383
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
57
59 people killed
Serious collisions
801
890 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
61
Down 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
80
Up 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Great Yarmouth

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal571.3%
  • Serious80119%
  • Slight3,40580%

What the data shows

  • Great Yarmouth had 629 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 640 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Great Yarmouth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 906 children under 16 were killed or injured in Great Yarmouth, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Great Yarmouth.

Where Great Yarmouth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
243rd
Most casualties
242nd
Most fatal collisions
197th
Most serious collisions
228th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday608 (14%)
  • Tuesday563 (13%)
  • Wednesday664 (16%)
  • Thursday628 (15%)
  • Friday692 (16%)
  • Saturday644 (15%)
  • Sunday464 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,107 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,035 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown65 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,222 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway589 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road271 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout155 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph4,089 (96%)
  • 40 mph14 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph45 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph48 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph29 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,447 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds436 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds82 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds61 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist19 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other162 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded41 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,393 (44%)
  • Pedestrian1,237 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist813 (15%)
  • Cyclist635 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant107 (2%)
  • Van occupant61 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant36 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant31 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Great Yarmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Yarmouth, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in Great Yarmouth peaked at 192 in 1984; 2025 had 61.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 61
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256180
20246579
20235466
20227086
20215665
20206279
20195975
20185867
20176892
20167694
20155869
20145055
20135365
20125468
20116169
20104250
20096578
20087585
200782111
2006100136
2005112144
200491114
200396110
200297129
2001105142
2000103127
1999109137
1998106138
199787117
1996114149
1995110143
1994121158
1993133180
1992149204
1991132168
1990152198
1989165208
1988157205
1987148190
1986183212
1985176205
1984192238
1983156198

Map of recent crashes in Great Yarmouth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Great Yarmouth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Great Yarmouth

The 24 most recent collisions in Great Yarmouth happened between 23 August and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Great Yarmouth

The A12 has the most collisions in Great Yarmouth, 506 of 4,263 (12%), followed by the A149 (297).

Collisions in Great Yarmouth on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1250661411107
2ndA149297424658
3rdB1141236305834
4thA1243210261328
5thB1143156200229
6thA47142179226
7thB113867100013
8thB13709901
9thA14381000

Council area for Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth is in Great Yarmouth, where police recorded 13,131 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Great Yarmouth accounts for 32% of them.

Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth

Collisions in Great Yarmouth were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by NR30 (3,286) and NR31 (977).