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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 582 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1987, and 834 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 179 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1986 (579), and casualties fell from 839.

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

Collisions in 1987
582
Up 1% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
834
Down 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
17
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
179
31% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1987

2.9% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1987 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.9%
  • Serious17931%
  • Slight38666%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.3%
  • Serious24029%
  • Slight57569%

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. 1987 is highlighted, with 582, up 1% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (12%)
  • Tuesday77 (13%)
  • Wednesday69 (12%)
  • Thursday81 (14%)
  • Friday116 (20%)
  • Saturday96 (16%)
  • Sunday74 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.4%)
  • February53 (9.1%)
  • March34 (5.8%)
  • April41 (7%)
  • May43 (7.4%)
  • June49 (8.4%)
  • July43 (7.4%)
  • August50 (8.6%)
  • September53 (9.1%)
  • October67 (12%)
  • November56 (9.6%)
  • December56 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight406 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds431 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other16 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (54%)
  • Wet or damp245 (42%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph203 (35%)
  • 40 mph65 (11%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph300 (52%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway531 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (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 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant497 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (18%)
  • Cyclist60 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian59 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20230 (28%)
  • 21 to 25125 (15%)
  • 26 to 35112 (13%)
  • 36 to 45115 (14%)
  • 46 to 5566 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.8%)
  • Over 7515 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider521 (62%)
  • Passenger254 (30%)
  • Pedestrian59 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car690 (65%)
  • Motorcycle157 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had the 150th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
150th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 1987

The A148 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1987: 76, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1487696312
2ndA1496087120
3rdA4758108317
4thA103660211
5thA134203206
6thB1144171705
7thA1078152404
8thA1101152414
9thA1122152416
10thA17132716
11thB115491101
12thB145491113
13thB114582224
14thB11488801
15thB11067905
16thA10766601
17thB13555503
18thB11534602
19thB11554512
20thB15123300

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1987

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1987: 187.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1987

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1987: 213.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1987, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

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