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Swaffham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in Swaffham, Breckland, from 1983 to 2025, and 525 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 98 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1983
442
1,243rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
525
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
98
104 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Swaffham

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious9822%
  • Slight33676%

What the data shows

  • Swaffham had 92 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% more than the 82 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Swaffham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 67 children under 16 were killed or injured in Swaffham, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Swaffham.

Where Swaffham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,243rd
Most casualties
1,289th
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
1,158th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (12%)
  • Tuesday66 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday93 (21%)
  • Friday67 (15%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight342 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway426 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph330 (75%)
  • 40 mph45 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph45 (10%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant242 (46%)
  • Pedestrian119 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (16%)
  • Cyclist54 (10%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Swaffham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swaffham, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in Swaffham peaked at 18 in 1991; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025910
2024910
202378
20221213
20211112
202089
201979
20181214
2017910
201689
201578
2014710
20131010
20121115
201189
2010912
200978
200877
2007912
2006711
20051316
20041621
20031418
20021010
20011013
20001014
19991014
19981619
19971313
19961212
19951013
19941010
199367
19921517
19911824
19901215
19891212
19881314
19871415
1986910
198589
1984710
19831013

Map of recent crashes in Swaffham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Swaffham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Swaffham

The 24 most recent collisions in Swaffham happened between 9 March 2023 and 27 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Swaffham

The A1065 has the most collisions in Swaffham, 229 of 442 (52%), followed by the B1077 (12).

Collisions in Swaffham on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1065229284542
2ndB1077121413

Council area for Swaffham

Swaffham is in Breckland, where police recorded 16,965 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Swaffham accounts for 2.6% of them.

Postcode district for Swaffham

All 442 collisions in Swaffham were in the PE37 postcode district.