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Watton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 476 road traffic collisions in Watton, Breckland, from 1983 to 2025, and 566 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 115 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, down from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1983
476
1,196th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
566
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
115
128 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
14
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Watton

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious11524%
  • Slight35575%

What the data shows

  • Watton had 92 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 14% more than the 81 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Watton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 85 children under 16 were killed or injured in Watton, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Watton.

Where Watton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,196th
Most casualties
1,241st
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,041st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday74 (16%)
  • Wednesday83 (17%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway461 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph387 (81%)
  • 40 mph64 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph18 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds366 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (4%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant255 (45%)
  • Pedestrian113 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (17%)
  • Cyclist79 (14%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Watton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Watton, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in Watton peaked at 19 in 1987; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251314
20241416
202377
20221011
202177
202089
201978
201879
20171015
2016911
201566
201489
20131114
20121314
2011710
201022
200979
200866
20071112
20061011
20051718
2004914
20031213
20021315
2001910
200088
199989
19981518
19971521
1996913
1995910
19941520
19931116
19921822
19911011
19901723
19891013
19881620
19871922
19861720
19851518
19841617
19831515

Map of recent crashes in Watton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Watton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Watton

The 24 most recent collisions in Watton happened between 23 April 2024 and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Watton

The B1108 has the most collisions in Watton, 279 of 476 (59%), followed by the A1075 (95).

Collisions in Watton on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1108279335572
2ndA107595123122
3rdB10774401

Council area for Watton

Watton is in Breckland, where police recorded 16,965 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Watton accounts for 2.8% of them.

Postcode district for Watton

All 476 collisions in Watton were in the IP25 postcode district.