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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 473 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1983, and 672 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1982 (537), and casualties fell from 781.

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

Collisions in 1983
473
Down 12% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
672
Down 14% on 1982
Fatal collisions
15
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
38% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1983

3.2% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1983 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.2%
  • Serious17838%
  • Slight28059%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.7%
  • Serious23134%
  • Slight42363%

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. 1983 is highlighted, with 473, down 12% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (12%)
  • Wednesday58 (12%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday78 (16%)
  • Saturday81 (17%)
  • Sunday64 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.5%)
  • February30 (6.3%)
  • March28 (5.9%)
  • April28 (5.9%)
  • May34 (7.2%)
  • June33 (7%)
  • July49 (10%)
  • August53 (11%)
  • September43 (9.1%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November37 (7.8%)
  • December48 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry306 (65%)
  • Wet or damp149 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (36%)
  • 40 mph56 (12%)
  • 60 mph245 (52%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway439 (93%)
  • Roundabout14 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant353 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (22%)
  • Cyclist76 (11%)
  • Pedestrian56 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20238 (35%)
  • 21 to 2578 (12%)
  • 26 to 3575 (11%)
  • 36 to 4562 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5546 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.3%)
  • Over 7513 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider416 (62%)
  • Passenger200 (30%)
  • Pedestrian56 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car499 (60%)
  • Motorcycle141 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How King's Lynn and West Norfolk ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 190 of them in 1983.

Collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
174th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 1983

The A148 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1983: 63, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1486393118
2ndA1494461315
3rdA474268015
4thA102452313
5thA134233819
6thA1122192406
7thA1101162219
8thA17121906
9thA1076111103
10thB1145111203
11thB150791004
12thB145481212
13thB11447910
14thA10786611
15thB11534904
16thB11544601
17thB13864702
18thB11063402
19thB11483301
20thB13553302

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1983

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1983: 128.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1983

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1983: 145.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1983, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1983.

Severity

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