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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 561 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1992, and 894 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1991 (608), and casualties fell from 930.

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

Collisions in 1992
561
Down 8% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
894
Down 4% on 1991
Fatal collisions
17
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
23% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1992

3% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1992 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173%
  • Serious12723%
  • Slight41774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.2%
  • Serious18621%
  • Slight68877%

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. 1992 is highlighted, with 561, down 8% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (12%)
  • Wednesday68 (12%)
  • Thursday72 (13%)
  • Friday104 (19%)
  • Saturday92 (16%)
  • Sunday73 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.9%)
  • February28 (5%)
  • March41 (7.3%)
  • April49 (8.7%)
  • May45 (8%)
  • June46 (8.2%)
  • July47 (8.4%)
  • August68 (12%)
  • September48 (8.6%)
  • October47 (8.4%)
  • November45 (8%)
  • December47 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight417 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds405 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.1%)
  • Other14 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (57%)
  • Wet or damp215 (38%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph147 (26%)
  • 40 mph58 (10%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph334 (60%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway504 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout17 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant671 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian46 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist45 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (3%)
  • Van occupant27 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20191 (21%)
  • 21 to 25139 (16%)
  • 26 to 35153 (17%)
  • 36 to 45110 (12%)
  • 46 to 5591 (10%)
  • 56 to 6560 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7545 (5%)
  • Over 7521 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider533 (60%)
  • Passenger315 (35%)
  • Pedestrian46 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car834 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes73 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle64 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had the 142nd most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
50th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 1992

The A149 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1992: 71, including 4 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14971141413
2ndA4767118314
3rdA148567529
4thA10386205
5thA1078264917
6thA134233405
7thA1101192504
8thA17133106
9thA1122122705
10thA10768901
11thB114581912
12thB11127902
13thB138671302
14thB19871405
15thB11065702
16thB14545701
17thB150751502
18thB11444401
19thB11483301
20thB11533502

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1992

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1992: 132.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1992

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1992: 179.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1992, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

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