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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 608 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1991, and 930 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1990 (670), and casualties fell from 1,079.

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

Collisions in 1991
608
Down 9% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
930
Down 14% on 1990
Fatal collisions
22
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
25% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1991

3.6% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1991 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal223.6%
  • Serious15025%
  • Slight43672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.4%
  • Serious19221%
  • Slight71677%

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. 1991 is highlighted, with 608, down 9% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (15%)
  • Tuesday87 (14%)
  • Wednesday92 (15%)
  • Thursday82 (13%)
  • Friday94 (15%)
  • Saturday82 (13%)
  • Sunday81 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (11%)
  • February30 (4.9%)
  • March36 (5.9%)
  • April50 (8.2%)
  • May59 (9.7%)
  • June64 (11%)
  • July62 (10%)
  • August53 (8.7%)
  • September50 (8.2%)
  • October43 (7.1%)
  • November51 (8.4%)
  • December42 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight457 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds469 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other25 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry379 (62%)
  • Wet or damp190 (31%)
  • Frost or ice35 (5.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph188 (31%)
  • 40 mph50 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph352 (58%)
  • 70 mph13 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway544 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant664 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian67 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist50 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20229 (25%)
  • 21 to 25118 (13%)
  • 26 to 35176 (19%)
  • 36 to 45101 (11%)
  • 46 to 5584 (9%)
  • 56 to 6568 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4.7%)
  • Over 7521 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider554 (60%)
  • Passenger309 (33%)
  • Pedestrian67 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car870 (75%)
  • Motorcycle78 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had the 136th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 1991

The A47 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1991: 75, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4775129225
2ndA14974126213
3rdA14863102113
4thA104578018
5thA1078192602
6thA134193226
7thA1122152124
8thA1101132012
9thA17122101
10thA1076101910
11thB14548902
12thB19881202
13thB114571002
14thB15077901
15thB11446701
16thB115361103
17thB11485500
18thB11605502
19thB138651002
20thB14405703

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1991

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1991: 155.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1991

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1991: 199.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1991, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

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