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North Walsham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 754 road traffic collisions in North Walsham, North Norfolk, from 1983 to 2025, and 923 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 165 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, up from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1983
754
909th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
923
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
165
182 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
14 in 2024

Road collision statistics for North Walsham

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious16522%
  • Slight58077%

What the data shows

  • North Walsham had 109 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 139 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in North Walsham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 128 children under 16 were killed or injured in North Walsham, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in North Walsham.

Where North Walsham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
909th
Most casualties
922nd
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
802nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (15%)
  • Tuesday111 (15%)
  • Wednesday117 (16%)
  • Thursday117 (16%)
  • Friday129 (17%)
  • Saturday100 (13%)
  • Sunday64 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight577 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit151 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway655 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road64 (8.5%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (5%)
  • 30 mph570 (76%)
  • 40 mph7 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph51 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph88 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds611 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant389 (42%)
  • Pedestrian177 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist173 (19%)
  • Cyclist146 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

North Walsham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Walsham, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in North Walsham peaked at 34 in 1984; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251315
20241214
20231010
20221317
202188
202078
20191314
20181015
2017811
20161519
20151216
20141116
2013911
20121516
20111213
201088
20091826
20081316
20071722
20062428
20051719
20041522
20031827
20022326
20011418
20002427
19992429
19982228
19972330
19962223
19952124
19941821
19932327
19921416
19912430
19902528
19892328
19882436
19871921
19862535
19853139
19843442
19832324

Map of recent crashes in North Walsham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in North Walsham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in North Walsham

The 24 most recent collisions in North Walsham happened between 18 March 2024 and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in North Walsham

The A149 has the most collisions in North Walsham, 122 of 754 (16%), followed by the B1150 (67).

Collisions in North Walsham on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149122176226
2ndB11506784114
3rdB11454266114

Council area for North Walsham

North Walsham is in North Norfolk, where police recorded 11,920 collisions from 1979 to 2025. North Walsham accounts for 6.3% of them.

Postcode district for North Walsham

All 754 collisions in North Walsham were in the NR28 postcode district.