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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 462 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1985, and 665 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 174 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1984 (507), and casualties fell from 704.

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

Collisions in 1985
462
Down 9% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
665
Down 6% on 1984
Fatal collisions
17
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
174
38% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1985

3.7% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1985 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.7%
  • Serious17438%
  • Slight27159%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213.2%
  • Serious23535%
  • Slight40962%

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. 1985 is highlighted, with 462, down 9% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (11%)
  • Friday89 (19%)
  • Saturday67 (15%)
  • Sunday65 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.4%)
  • February22 (4.8%)
  • March37 (8%)
  • April33 (7.1%)
  • May41 (8.9%)
  • June46 (10%)
  • July42 (9.1%)
  • August32 (6.9%)
  • September35 (7.6%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November45 (9.7%)
  • December48 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (58%)
  • Wet or damp162 (35%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5%)
  • Snow9 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (33%)
  • 40 mph68 (15%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph234 (51%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway439 (95%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (18%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist53 (8%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1549 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20183 (28%)
  • 21 to 2593 (14%)
  • 26 to 3580 (12%)
  • 36 to 4583 (12%)
  • 46 to 5554 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.6%)
  • Over 759 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider410 (62%)
  • Passenger198 (30%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car542 (65%)
  • Motorcycle120 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 1985.

Collisions
207th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 1985

The A148 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1985: 56, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1485680316
2ndA1494874318
3rdA474486316
4thA10264028
5thA1122182617
6thA17162315
7thA1101152009
8thA1076121813
9thA134101904
10thB1144101200
11thA107891002
12thB150781404
13thB114571004
14thB14547702
15thB11486701
16thB11125903
17thB11535601
18thB13865604
19thB11614500
20thB13554401

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1985

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1985: 123.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1985

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1985: 135.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1985, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

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