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Thetford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,616 road traffic collisions in Thetford, Breckland, from 1983 to 2025, and 1,982 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 304 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 28 collisions, up 12% on 2024 (25).

Collisions since 1983
1,616
530th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,982
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
18 people killed
Serious collisions
304
329 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
28
Up 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
35
Up 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Thetford

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal171.1%
  • Serious30419%
  • Slight1,29580%

What the data shows

  • Thetford had 277 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 6% fewer than the 294 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Thetford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 351 children under 16 were killed or injured in Thetford, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Thetford.

Where Thetford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
530th
Most casualties
544th
Most fatal collisions
560th
Most serious collisions
504th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday221 (14%)
  • Tuesday235 (15%)
  • Wednesday237 (15%)
  • Thursday230 (14%)
  • Friday291 (18%)
  • Saturday236 (15%)
  • Sunday166 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,239 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit338 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,498 (93%)
  • Roundabout62 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph43 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph1,045 (65%)
  • 40 mph408 (25%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph113 (7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,275 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds191 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.7%)
  • Other74 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant989 (50%)
  • Pedestrian398 (20%)
  • Cyclist250 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist243 (12%)
  • Van occupant50 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Thetford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thetford, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in Thetford peaked at 83 in 1988; 2025 had 28.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 28
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252835
20242533
20232121
20222734
20212226
20203033
20193031
20182734
20173244
20163542
20153545
20142734
20131823
20122629
20112327
20103640
20093242
20083033
20074049
20062734
20053442
20043438
20032431
20022328
20014048
20004050
19994152
19984555
19973745
19963451
19954046
19945261
19934156
19925069
19913240
19906170
198968100
19888396
19876277
19865262
19855257
19845257
19834862

Map of recent crashes in Thetford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Thetford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Thetford

The 24 most recent collisions in Thetford happened between 19 March and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Thetford

The A134 has the most collisions in Thetford, 231 of 1,616 (14%), followed by the A1066 (144).

Collisions in Thetford on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA134231295251
2ndA1066144196322
3rdA11128159231
4thA1075127173126
5thB1107212811
6thB1110152115

Council area for Thetford

Thetford is in Breckland, where police recorded 16,965 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Thetford accounts for 9.5% of them.

Postcode district for Thetford

All 1,616 collisions in Thetford were in the IP24 postcode district.