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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 495 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1981, and 708 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 203 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1980 (476), and casualties rose from 677.

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

Collisions in 1981
495
Up 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
708
Up 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
18
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
203
41% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1981

3.6% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1981 were fatal and 41% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.6%
  • Serious20341%
  • Slight27455%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.7%
  • Serious27038%
  • Slight41959%

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. 1981 is highlighted, with 495, up 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (12%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday81 (16%)
  • Saturday86 (17%)
  • Sunday59 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.9%)
  • February23 (4.6%)
  • March34 (6.9%)
  • April36 (7.3%)
  • May43 (8.7%)
  • June40 (8.1%)
  • July53 (11%)
  • August54 (11%)
  • September39 (7.9%)
  • October48 (9.7%)
  • November48 (9.7%)
  • December43 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight354 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (62%)
  • Wet or damp159 (32%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.6%)
  • Snow10 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (39%)
  • 40 mph37 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph260 (53%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway472 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant398 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (20%)
  • Pedestrian77 (11%)
  • Cyclist48 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1042 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20202 (29%)
  • 21 to 2591 (13%)
  • 26 to 3583 (12%)
  • 36 to 4565 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6561 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.4%)
  • Over 7520 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (56%)
  • Passenger235 (33%)
  • Pedestrian77 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car545 (63%)
  • Motorcycle141 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle19 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1981

Map of the last 2 crashes of 1981 in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

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  • 2 crashes
  • Serious

How King's Lynn and West Norfolk ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 1981.

Collisions
190th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 1981

The A148 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1981: 54, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1485474115
2ndA474569519
3rdA1494465021
4thA10254128
5thA17223814
6thA11221939114
7thA1101111606
8thA107691102
9thA13481805
10thB114481501
11thB13868803
12thB145481007
13thA10787703
14thB114571003
15thB11545501
16thB15074503
17thB11063401
18thB11533402
19thB11553312
20thB11603802

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1981

NR11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1981: 4.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1981, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

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