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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 472 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1996, and 738 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1995 (518), and casualties fell from 816.

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

Collisions in 1996
472
Down 9% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
738
Down 10% on 1995
Fatal collisions
11
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
24% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1996

2.3% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1996 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious11124%
  • Slight35074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious15321%
  • Slight57278%

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. 1996 is highlighted, with 472, down 9% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (11%)
  • Wednesday79 (17%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday63 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.1%)
  • February36 (7.6%)
  • March37 (7.8%)
  • April30 (6.4%)
  • May52 (11%)
  • June37 (7.8%)
  • July32 (6.8%)
  • August41 (8.7%)
  • September34 (7.2%)
  • October52 (11%)
  • November41 (8.7%)
  • December37 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds376 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (6.6%)
  • Fog or mist20 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other19 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (62%)
  • Wet or damp159 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.8%)
  • Snow8 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph157 (33%)
  • 40 mph55 (12%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph239 (51%)
  • 70 mph14 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant550 (75%)
  • Pedestrian52 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist43 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1559 (8%)
  • 16 to 20129 (17%)
  • 21 to 2585 (12%)
  • 26 to 35114 (15%)
  • 36 to 45105 (14%)
  • 46 to 5563 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7542 (5.7%)
  • Over 7521 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded22 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider420 (57%)
  • Passenger266 (36%)
  • Pedestrian52 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car668 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle46 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 1996.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 1996

The A148 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1996: 64, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1486494011
2ndA1494475210
3rdA47417036
4thA10325818
5thA1101213606
6thA17193106
7thA134173114
8thA1076121603
9thA1078121602
10thA1122111502
11thB115381402
12thB144081003
13thB11457901
14thB13866600
15thB11065611
16thB11124901
17thB14544801
18thB1984800
19thB10943301
20thB11443300

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1996

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1996: 118.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1996

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1996: 149.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1996, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

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