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Harleston road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in Harleston, South Norfolk, from 1983 to 2025, and 240 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 54 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1983
211
1,892nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
240
1.14 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
54
55 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Harleston

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5426%
  • Slight15774%

What the data shows

  • Harleston had 36 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 49 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Harleston were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 42 children under 16 were killed or injured in Harleston, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Harleston.

Where Harleston ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,892nd
Most casualties
2,050th
Most fatal collisions
None
Most serious collisions
1,661st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (8.5%)
  • Tuesday24 (11%)
  • Wednesday27 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (18%)
  • Friday46 (22%)
  • Saturday32 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (10%)
  • 30 mph171 (81%)
  • 60 mph19 (9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant82 (34%)
  • Pedestrian65 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (23%)
  • Cyclist26 (11%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Harleston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Harleston, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in Harleston peaked at 12 in 1988; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202455
202388
202267
202122
202000
201944
201811
201767
201633
201544
201456
2013810
201244
201133
201046
200956
200844
200777
200656
200556
200457
200378
200233
2001812
200012
199944
199811
199755
199644
199544
199444
199333
199288
199144
199033
1989910
19881216
1987810
198669
198588
198489
198366

Map of recent crashes in Harleston

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Harleston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Harleston

The 24 most recent collisions in Harleston happened between 17 July 2019 and 25 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Harleston

The B1134 has the most collisions in Harleston, 66 of 211 (31%), followed by the B1116 (9).

Collisions in Harleston on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB11346675025
2ndB111691101

Council area for Harleston

Harleston is in South Norfolk, where police recorded 16,904 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Harleston accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode district for Harleston

All 211 collisions in Harleston were in the IP20 postcode district.