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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 489 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1979, and 723 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 181 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,174 collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

Collisions in 1979
489
Casualties in 1979
723
Fatal collisions
19
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
181
37% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1979

3.9% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1979 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193.9%
  • Serious18137%
  • Slight28959%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.8%
  • Serious23733%
  • Slight46664%

King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 670 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 489.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025277359
2024292397
2023249360
2022240341
2021222290
2020228318
2019284405
2018314443
2017281412
2016341458
2015272402
2014304464
2013324447
2012318451
2011328442
2010317449
2009358506
2008325463
2007441633
2006443616
2005472755
2004486695
2003480697
2002456654
2001493765
2000434653
1999469741
1998431677
1997454703
1996472738
1995518816
1994538878
1993623998
1992561894
1991608930
19906701,079
1989656997
1988595873
1987582834
1986579839
1985462665
1984507704
1983473672
1982537781
1981495708
1980476677
1979489723

When and where crashes happen in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday91 (19%)
  • Friday74 (15%)
  • Saturday79 (16%)
  • Sunday66 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.8%)
  • February33 (6.7%)
  • March29 (5.9%)
  • April24 (4.9%)
  • May51 (10%)
  • June37 (7.6%)
  • July34 (7%)
  • August41 (8.4%)
  • September42 (8.6%)
  • October42 (8.6%)
  • November59 (12%)
  • December54 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds349 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other35 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (52%)
  • Wet or damp183 (37%)
  • Frost or ice41 (8.4%)
  • Snow11 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph163 (33%)
  • 40 mph47 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph279 (57%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway461 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant424 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (16%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9%)
  • Cyclist50 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant31 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1553 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20193 (27%)
  • 21 to 2584 (12%)
  • 26 to 35100 (14%)
  • 36 to 4578 (11%)
  • 46 to 5571 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6561 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.7%)
  • Over 7516 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider407 (56%)
  • Passenger251 (35%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (61%)
  • Motorcycle120 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6%)
  • Other vehicle33 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1979

Map of the last crash of 1979 in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

How King's Lynn and West Norfolk ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 1979.

Collisions
202nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
178th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 1979

The A148 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1979: 53, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1485369114
2ndA104777117
3rdA1494479124
4thA473966414
5thA173052211
6thA1122182407
7thA1078141515
8thA1101132209
9thA134131504
10thB1145122505
11thB111271104
12thB11487702
13thB145471615
14thA10765501
15thB11534701
16thB11554610
17thB11604401
18thB10943501
19thB11443301
20thB13553511

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1979

NR11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1979: 5.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1979, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in other years