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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 476 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1980, and 677 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 198 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1979 (489), and casualties fell from 723.

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

Collisions in 1980
476
Down 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
677
Down 6% on 1979
Fatal collisions
17
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
198
42% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1980

3.6% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1980 were fatal and 42% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.6%
  • Serious19842%
  • Slight26155%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.7%
  • Serious24336%
  • Slight41661%

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. 1980 is highlighted, with 476, down 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday87 (18%)
  • Saturday77 (16%)
  • Sunday54 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.6%)
  • February26 (5.5%)
  • March44 (9.2%)
  • April38 (8%)
  • May45 (9.5%)
  • June44 (9.2%)
  • July42 (8.8%)
  • August47 (9.9%)
  • September36 (7.6%)
  • October40 (8.4%)
  • November32 (6.7%)
  • December46 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other25 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (53%)
  • Wet or damp202 (42%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (32%)
  • 40 mph54 (11%)
  • 60 mph185 (39%)
  • 70 mph85 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway455 (96%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant389 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (21%)
  • Pedestrian69 (10%)
  • Cyclist40 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20203 (30%)
  • 21 to 2580 (12%)
  • 26 to 3599 (15%)
  • 36 to 4569 (10%)
  • 46 to 5558 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (62%)
  • Passenger186 (27%)
  • Pedestrian69 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car509 (61%)
  • Motorcycle144 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle25 (3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How King's Lynn and West Norfolk ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 1980.

Collisions
195th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 1980

The A148 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1980: 55, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1485576317
2ndA1494968122
3rdA474269319
4thA173559113
5thA103448311
6thA1122242906
7thA1341825110
8thA1078141823
9thB1145132115
10thB1144111203
11thA110191706
12thB11556804
13thB11124802
14thB11534502
15thB13864903
16thB15074503
17thA10763301
18thB11603301
19thB14403600
20thB14543601

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1980

NR11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1980: 5.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1980, none were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

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