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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 623 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1993, and 998 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1992 (561), and casualties rose from 894.

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

Collisions in 1993
623
Up 11% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
998
Up 12% on 1992
Fatal collisions
18
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
21% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1993

2.9% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1993 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.9%
  • Serious13221%
  • Slight47376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.8%
  • Serious17718%
  • Slight80380%

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. 1993 is highlighted, with 623, up 11% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (12%)
  • Wednesday83 (13%)
  • Thursday90 (14%)
  • Friday113 (18%)
  • Saturday97 (16%)
  • Sunday68 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.2%)
  • February40 (6.4%)
  • March46 (7.4%)
  • April56 (9%)
  • May48 (7.7%)
  • June46 (7.4%)
  • July55 (8.8%)
  • August61 (9.8%)
  • September52 (8.3%)
  • October54 (8.7%)
  • November56 (9%)
  • December64 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight461 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds466 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (15%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry369 (59%)
  • Wet or damp233 (37%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.6%)
  • Snow9 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph191 (31%)
  • 40 mph66 (11%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph339 (54%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway580 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant730 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian71 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist57 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1042 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1558 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20164 (16%)
  • 21 to 25125 (13%)
  • 26 to 35168 (17%)
  • 36 to 45132 (13%)
  • 46 to 5591 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6571 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7563 (6.3%)
  • Over 7540 (4%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider591 (59%)
  • Passenger336 (34%)
  • Pedestrian71 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car907 (77%)
  • Motorcycle72 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had the 124th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 1993

The A148 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1993: 80, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14880116016
2ndA14977151410
3rdA4752104213
4thA103858010
5thA11223354210
6thA134264217
7thA1101203215
8thA17173214
9thB1145161812
10thA1078152713
11thA1076101500
12thB1144101300
13thB150781301
14thB11537901
15thB19861101
16thB11065601
17thB11125611
18thB145451401
19thB11483310
20thB11553400

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1993

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1993: 161.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1993

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1993: 208.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1993, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

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