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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 595 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1988, and 873 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 177 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1987 (582), and casualties rose from 834.

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

Collisions in 1988
595
Up 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
873
Up 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
177
30% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1988

2% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1988 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious17730%
  • Slight40668%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious23427%
  • Slight62572%

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. 1988 is highlighted, with 595, up 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (15%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday79 (13%)
  • Thursday92 (15%)
  • Friday100 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (13%)
  • Sunday82 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (11%)
  • February42 (7.1%)
  • March39 (6.6%)
  • April39 (6.6%)
  • May49 (8.2%)
  • June40 (6.7%)
  • July52 (8.7%)
  • August53 (8.9%)
  • September41 (6.9%)
  • October57 (9.6%)
  • November68 (11%)
  • December51 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight426 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds448 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (14%)
  • Fog or mist21 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (53%)
  • Wet or damp241 (41%)
  • Frost or ice34 (5.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph194 (33%)
  • 40 mph60 (10%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph328 (55%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway548 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2.2%)
  • 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 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant567 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (13%)
  • Pedestrian70 (8%)
  • Cyclist54 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant44 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20243 (28%)
  • 21 to 25136 (16%)
  • 26 to 35135 (15%)
  • 36 to 4587 (10%)
  • 46 to 5556 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.9%)
  • Over 7524 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider526 (60%)
  • Passenger277 (32%)
  • Pedestrian70 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car758 (72%)
  • Motorcycle103 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had the 150th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
150th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 1988

The A47 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1988: 78, including 4 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4778133427
2ndA1486486113
3rdA1496188219
4thA104684018
5thA1078213206
6thA11011932111
7thA1122182315
8thA134182816
9thA17132514
10thB1145112105
11thA107681001
12thB138681004
13thB11447800
14thB11545601
15thB135551301
16thB11484400
17thB14544402
18thB15074502
19thB15124400
20thB11533400

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1988

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1988: 152.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1988

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1988: 189.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1988, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

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