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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 538 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1994, and 878 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 159 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1993 (623), and casualties fell from 998.

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

Collisions in 1994
538
Down 14% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
878
Down 12% on 1993
Fatal collisions
18
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
159
30% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1994

3.3% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1994 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.3%
  • Serious15930%
  • Slight36167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.7%
  • Serious20023%
  • Slight65474%

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. 1994 is highlighted, with 538, down 14% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (13%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday90 (17%)
  • Friday85 (16%)
  • Saturday82 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (8.9%)
  • February43 (8%)
  • March31 (5.8%)
  • April45 (8.4%)
  • May56 (10%)
  • June41 (7.6%)
  • July65 (12%)
  • August31 (5.8%)
  • September39 (7.2%)
  • October53 (9.9%)
  • November38 (7.1%)
  • December48 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight406 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry327 (61%)
  • Wet or damp191 (36%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph155 (29%)
  • 40 mph77 (14%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph281 (52%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway493 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant640 (73%)
  • Pedestrian57 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (3%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1048 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20118 (13%)
  • 21 to 25106 (12%)
  • 26 to 35149 (17%)
  • 36 to 45110 (13%)
  • 46 to 5597 (11%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.6%)
  • Over 7527 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider525 (60%)
  • Passenger296 (34%)
  • Pedestrian57 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car772 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle58 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle25 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had the 154th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
154th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 1994

The A149 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1994: 64, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14964116312
2ndA1485992017
3rdA4751108115
4thA104082115
5thA134173026
6thB1145172708
7thA1101162006
8thA1122142415
9thA17143024
10thA1078111603
11thB1106101803
12thB114491000
13thA107681201
14thB11536900
15thB145461431
16thB11555703
17thB14405501
18thB15075702
19thB11544500
20thB13864401

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1994

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1994: 126.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1994

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1994: 156.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1994, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

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