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Hemsby road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in Hemsby, Great Yarmouth, from 1983 to 2025, and 457 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 84 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1983
349
1,421st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
457
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
84
95 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Hemsby

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious8424%
  • Slight26375%

What the data shows

  • Hemsby had 33 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 58 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Hemsby were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Hemsby are between noon and 3pm, with 21% of collisions.
  • 85 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hemsby, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Hemsby ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,421st
Most casualties
1,403rd
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,266th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (10%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday53 (15%)
  • Saturday69 (20%)
  • Sunday62 (18%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight240 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (97%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph266 (76%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph59 (17%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant238 (52%)
  • Pedestrian91 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (18%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hemsby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hemsby, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in Hemsby peaked at 23 in 1990; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202566
202400
202345
202255
202122
202000
201933
201836
201733
2016711
201566
20141113
2013710
201268
201134
201023
200958
200844
2007911
200656
200544
20041117
20031417
200279
2001913
200055
1999910
199877
19971318
1996810
19951118
19941115
19931315
199255
19911418
19902328
19891015
19881729
19871417
19861014
19851825
19841419
19831115

Map of recent crashes in Hemsby

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hemsby

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hemsby

The 24 most recent collisions in Hemsby happened between 3 August 2017 and 24 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hemsby

Of the 349 collisions in Hemsby, 86 were on the B1159.

Collisions in Hemsby on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB115986132024

Council area for Hemsby

Hemsby is in Great Yarmouth, where police recorded 13,131 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Hemsby accounts for 2.7% of them.

Postcode district for Hemsby

All 349 collisions in Hemsby were in the NR29 postcode district.