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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 656 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1989, and 997 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 189 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1988 (595), and casualties rose from 873.

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

Collisions in 1989
656
Up 10% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
997
Up 14% on 1988
Fatal collisions
24
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
189
29% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1989

3.7% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1989 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal243.7%
  • Serious18929%
  • Slight44368%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal272.7%
  • Serious25325%
  • Slight71772%

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. 1989 is highlighted, with 656, up 10% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (16%)
  • Tuesday86 (13%)
  • Wednesday69 (11%)
  • Thursday100 (15%)
  • Friday108 (16%)
  • Saturday100 (15%)
  • Sunday91 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (9.3%)
  • February48 (7.3%)
  • March43 (6.6%)
  • April45 (6.9%)
  • May53 (8.1%)
  • June60 (9.1%)
  • July63 (9.6%)
  • August58 (8.8%)
  • September57 (8.7%)
  • October56 (8.5%)
  • November61 (9.3%)
  • December51 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight473 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds507 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Other15 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry399 (61%)
  • Wet or damp243 (37%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph206 (31%)
  • 40 mph69 (11%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph366 (56%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway604 (92%)
  • Roundabout24 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (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 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant644 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (12%)
  • Pedestrian78 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist56 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1556 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20270 (27%)
  • 21 to 25158 (16%)
  • 26 to 35134 (13%)
  • 36 to 45115 (12%)
  • 46 to 5559 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6585 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4.5%)
  • Over 7529 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider593 (59%)
  • Passenger326 (33%)
  • Pedestrian78 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car857 (71%)
  • Motorcycle121 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes84 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had the 144th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
34th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 1989

The A47 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1989: 90, including 3 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4790130332
2ndA14965103318
3rdA1486382113
4thA104581511
5thA1122316437
6thA1078223313
7thA134163317
8thA1101142204
9thB1145113304
10thB1507111504
11thB1454101815
12thB114491401
13thA107681001
14thA178901
15thB115361302
16thB11555504
17thB11615703
18thB10944611
19thB11124502
20thB11484400

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1989

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1989: 160.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1989

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1989: 190.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Severity

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