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Norwich road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 24,963 road traffic collisions in Norwich from 1983 to 2025, and 30,142 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 197 were fatal and 4,934 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 371 collisions, up 13% on 2024 (328).

Collisions since 1983
24,963
55th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
30,142
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
197
200 people killed
Serious collisions
4,934
5,313 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
371
Up 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
418
Up 16% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Norwich

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal1970.8%
  • Serious4,93420%
  • Slight19,83279%

What the data shows

  • Norwich had 3,455 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 4,407 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Norwich were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 3,696 children under 16 were killed or injured in Norwich, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Norwich.

Where Norwich ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
55th
Most casualties
56th
Most fatal collisions
61st
Most serious collisions
44th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,603 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,692 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,801 (15%)
  • Thursday4,036 (16%)
  • Friday4,265 (17%)
  • Saturday3,387 (14%)
  • Sunday2,179 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight18,021 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6,332 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown360 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit132 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting118 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway20,466 (82%)
  • Roundabout1,911 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway1,428 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1,035 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded123 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph663 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph20,919 (84%)
  • 40 mph3,036 (12%)
  • 50 mph11 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph299 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph35 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds19,992 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,010 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds359 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds255 (1%)
  • Fog or mist128 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds117 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (0.1%)
  • Other816 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded271 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant11,935 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist5,695 (19%)
  • Cyclist5,549 (18%)
  • Pedestrian5,438 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant714 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant338 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant188 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)94 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant80 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant42 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded39 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Norwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Norwich, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in Norwich peaked at 1,086 in 1989; 2025 had 371.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 371
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025371418
2024328359
2023251283
2022324379
2021290333
2020251299
2019387452
2018402466
2017404478
2016447516
2015458542
2014462550
2013424505
2012396463
2011441543
2010397471
2009411474
2008429526
2007509620
2006480613
2005551664
2004589720
2003600715
2002560697
2001600763
2000643798
1999667843
1998615733
1997607730
1996576733
1995550662
1994600773
1993747918
1992831987
19918611,070
19909531,127
19891,0861,323
19889561,130
19878751,066
19869301,137
19858481,015
19849341,116
19839221,132

Map of recent crashes in Norwich

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Norwich

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Norwich

The 24 most recent collisions in Norwich happened between 11 December and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Norwich

The A147 has the most collisions in Norwich, 2,136 of 24,963 (8.6%), followed by the A140 (1,867).

Collisions in Norwich on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1472,1362,52511375
2ndA1401,8672,39721350
3rdA471,4851,95719383
4thA10741,2651,57917219
5thA10428881,1035130
6thA11517709389137
7thA10676648598137
8thA116517935130
9thB11086197682132
10thB11504635796111
11thB1140430516090
12thA1024407473282
13thA1242229283235
14thA146202260339
15thA1402193227423
16thA1056138165127
17thA105481101115
18thB14575263021
19thA10753501
20thB11493300

Council areas covering Norwich

Collisions in Norwich were recorded in 4 council areas. Norwich has 20,348 of 24,963 (82%).

Collisions in Norwich by council area, 1983 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorwich20,34824,2681443,963
2ndBroadland3,8814,91742801
3rdSouth Norfolk72194411168
4thGreat Yarmouth9902

Postcode districts in Norwich

Collisions in Norwich were recorded in 11 postcode districts, led by NR3 (5,132) and NR2 (4,858).