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Wymondham (South Norfolk) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 686 road traffic collisions in Wymondham, South Norfolk, from 1983 to 2025, and 839 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 172 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, up from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1983
686
956th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
839
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
172
185 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
25
14 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Wymondham

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious17225%
  • Slight50574%

What the data shows

  • Wymondham had 117 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 7% fewer than the 126 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Wymondham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 99 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wymondham, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Wymondham.

Where Wymondham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
956th
Most casualties
978th
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
775th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (13%)
  • Tuesday95 (14%)
  • Wednesday101 (15%)
  • Thursday102 (15%)
  • Friday123 (18%)
  • Saturday105 (15%)
  • Sunday70 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight525 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway614 (90%)
  • Roundabout26 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph408 (59%)
  • 40 mph111 (16%)
  • 60 mph143 (21%)
  • 70 mph7 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds557 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1%)
  • Other21 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant381 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (18%)
  • Pedestrian139 (17%)
  • Cyclist130 (15%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wymondham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wymondham, 1983 to 2025

Collisions in Wymondham peaked at 33 in 1988; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252225
20241314
20231619
202299
202177
202068
20191113
20181616
201778
20161012
20151013
20141617
20131114
20121313
20111417
2010810
20091414
200889
20071720
20061521
20051722
2004910
2003912
20021216
20011724
20001823
1999915
19981314
19971112
19961521
19952127
19943139
19932630
19922130
19911820
19902028
19892432
19883339
19871824
19862331
19852326
19842834
19832731

Map of recent crashes in Wymondham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wymondham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wymondham

The 24 most recent collisions in Wymondham happened between 22 November 2024 and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wymondham

The A11 has the most collisions in Wymondham, 124 of 686 (18%), followed by the B1135 (91).

Collisions in Wymondham on each road, 1983 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11124184244
2ndB113591116220
3rdB117283110223

Council area for Wymondham

Wymondham is in South Norfolk, where police recorded 16,904 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Wymondham accounts for 4.1% of them.

Postcode district for Wymondham

All 686 collisions in Wymondham were in the NR18 postcode district.