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Hethersett road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in Hethersett, South Norfolk, from 1983 to 2025, and 255 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 52 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1983
202
1,940th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
255
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
11 people killed
Serious collisions
52
57 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Hethersett

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal94.5%
  • Serious5226%
  • Slight14170%

What the data shows

  • Hethersett had 42 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 8% more than the 39 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in Hethersett were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 43 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hethersett, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Hethersett.

Where Hethersett ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,940th
Most casualties
1,979th
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
1,700th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (12%)
  • Tuesday30 (15%)
  • Wednesday32 (16%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday39 (19%)
  • Saturday35 (17%)
  • Sunday10 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (5.9%)
  • 30 mph107 (53%)
  • 40 mph17 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph15 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph48 (24%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other6 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant114 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (17%)
  • Pedestrian42 (16%)
  • Cyclist40 (16%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hethersett road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hethersett, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in Hethersett peaked at 10 in 1987; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202422
202355
202244
202123
202057
201944
201844
201757
2016710
201511
201467
201333
201222
201138
201044
200956
200844
2007610
200659
200567
200455
200344
200222
200144
200055
199956
199877
199755
199611
199546
199468
199367
199223
199168
199088
198966
198845
19871022
198668
198569
198488
198356

Map of recent crashes in Hethersett

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hethersett

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hethersett

The 24 most recent collisions in Hethersett happened between 23 June 2019 and 28 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hethersett

The B1172 has the most collisions in Hethersett, 56 of 202 (28%), followed by the A11 (21).

Collisions in Hethersett on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB11725680313
2ndA11213833

Council area for Hethersett

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

Postcode district for Hethersett

All 202 collisions in Hethersett were in the NR9 postcode district.