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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 507 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1984, and 704 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 179 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1983 (473), and casualties rose from 672.

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

Collisions in 1984
507
Up 7% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
704
Up 5% on 1983
Fatal collisions
23
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
179
35% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1984

4.5% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1984 were fatal and 35% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal234.5%
  • Serious17935%
  • Slight30560%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal263.7%
  • Serious22532%
  • Slight45364%

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. 1984 is highlighted, with 507, up 7% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (12%)
  • Wednesday58 (11%)
  • Thursday77 (15%)
  • Friday93 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.7%)
  • February34 (6.7%)
  • March24 (4.7%)
  • April34 (6.7%)
  • May51 (10%)
  • June44 (8.7%)
  • July40 (7.9%)
  • August40 (7.9%)
  • September59 (12%)
  • October47 (9.3%)
  • November39 (7.7%)
  • December61 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight370 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds389 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (56%)
  • Wet or damp201 (40%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph196 (39%)
  • 40 mph51 (10%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph254 (50%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway470 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.8%)
  • 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 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant396 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (20%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist60 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2%)
  • Van occupant14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1037 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1549 (7%)
  • 16 to 20198 (28%)
  • 21 to 2596 (14%)
  • 26 to 3591 (13%)
  • 36 to 4565 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5552 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6555 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.7%)
  • Over 7518 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider432 (61%)
  • Passenger210 (30%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (63%)
  • Motorcycle143 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

How King's Lynn and West Norfolk ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 1984.

Collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 1984

The A148 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1984: 66, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1486692317
2ndA475788520
3rdA1494377319
4thA102745013
5thA1078242707
6thA1101193617
7thA134172007
8thA1122131716
9thB1144111202
10thA107691203
11thA1792322
12thB114591222
13thB11127704
14thB11557703
15thB15077900
16thB11546603
17thB11065603
18thB11535711
19thB14545602
20thB13863502

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1984

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1984: 145.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1984

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1984: 169.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1984, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

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