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Wells-next-the-Sea road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 109 road traffic collisions in Wells-next-the-Sea, North Norfolk, from 1983 to 2025, and 123 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 33 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1983
109
2,714th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
123
1.13 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
33
35 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Wells-next-the-Sea

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3330%
  • Slight7670%

What the data shows

  • Wells-next-the-Sea had 17 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 26 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in Wells-next-the-Sea were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 28 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wells-next-the-Sea, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 22% of collisions in Wells-next-the-Sea.

Where Wells-next-the-Sea ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,714th
Most casualties
2,834th
Most fatal collisions
None
Most serious collisions
2,208th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (17%)
  • Tuesday13 (12%)
  • Wednesday16 (15%)
  • Thursday11 (10%)
  • Friday19 (17%)
  • Saturday18 (17%)
  • Sunday14 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway105 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph105 (96%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds96 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (6.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (3.7%)
  • Other2 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant38 (31%)
  • Pedestrian37 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (19%)
  • Cyclist20 (16%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wells-next-the-Sea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wells-next-the-Sea, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in Wells-next-the-Sea peaked at 6 in 1988; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202422
202322
202200
202144
202011
201922
201823
201700
201633
201522
201422
201335
201222
201144
201044
200934
200800
200711
200655
200500
200411
200323
200222
200122
200044
199922
199823
199755
199644
199522
199455
199357
199234
199122
199011
198956
198866
198711
198635
198511
198456
198334

Map of recent crashes in Wells-next-the-Sea

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wells-next-the-Sea

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wells-next-the-Sea

The 24 most recent collisions in Wells-next-the-Sea happened between 1 February 2013 and 3 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wells-next-the-Sea

The B1105 has the most collisions in Wells-next-the-Sea, 44 of 109 (40%), followed by the A149 (14).

Collisions in Wells-next-the-Sea on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB11054448013
2ndA149141806

Council area for Wells-next-the-Sea

Wells-next-the-Sea is in North Norfolk, where police recorded 11,920 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Wells-next-the-Sea accounts for 0.9% of them.

Postcode district for Wells-next-the-Sea

All 109 collisions in Wells-next-the-Sea were in the NR23 postcode district.