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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 579 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1986, and 839 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 1985 (462), and casualties rose from 665.

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

Collisions in 1986
579
Up 25% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
839
Up 26% on 1985
Fatal collisions
19
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
32% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1986

3.3% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1986 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193.3%
  • Serious18332%
  • Slight37765%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.7%
  • Serious23928%
  • Slight57769%

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. 1986 is highlighted, with 579, up 25% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (13%)
  • Tuesday79 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (13%)
  • Thursday80 (14%)
  • Friday88 (15%)
  • Saturday101 (17%)
  • Sunday78 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.8%)
  • February29 (5%)
  • March37 (6.4%)
  • April36 (6.2%)
  • May55 (9.5%)
  • June44 (7.6%)
  • July63 (11%)
  • August57 (9.8%)
  • September45 (7.8%)
  • October60 (10%)
  • November48 (8.3%)
  • December54 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight421 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds438 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (5%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (59%)
  • Wet or damp212 (37%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.5%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (33%)
  • 40 mph65 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph318 (55%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway531 (92%)
  • Roundabout23 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant480 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (20%)
  • Pedestrian73 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist52 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3%)
  • 11 to 1553 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20256 (31%)
  • 21 to 25121 (14%)
  • 26 to 35105 (13%)
  • 36 to 4587 (10%)
  • 46 to 5553 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.2%)
  • Over 7522 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider495 (59%)
  • Passenger271 (32%)
  • Pedestrian73 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car679 (65%)
  • Motorcycle161 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle27 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had the 158th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 1986

The A148 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1986: 70, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1487089016
2ndA1496391214
3rdA475783515
4thA103667213
5thA11222438010
6thA17183317
7thA1101172405
8thA1078122014
9thA134121917
10thA1076101503
11thB1106101124
12thB111291506
13thB11448802
14thB114571303
15thB11535500
16thB15075602
17thB19851804
18thB13554402
19thB14544802
20thB15124401

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1986

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1986: 157.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1986

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1986: 180.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1986, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

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