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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 454 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1997, and 703 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1996 (472), and casualties fell from 738.

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

Collisions in 1997
454
Down 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
703
Down 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
13
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
20% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1997

2.9% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1997 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious9320%
  • Slight34877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.4%
  • Serious12518%
  • Slight56180%

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. 1997 is highlighted, with 454, down 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (12%)
  • Wednesday82 (18%)
  • Thursday52 (11%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7%)
  • February43 (9.5%)
  • March39 (8.6%)
  • April31 (6.8%)
  • May33 (7.3%)
  • June34 (7.5%)
  • July40 (8.8%)
  • August45 (9.9%)
  • September40 (8.8%)
  • October34 (7.5%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December37 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (61%)
  • Wet or damp162 (36%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph136 (30%)
  • 40 mph66 (15%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph236 (52%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway402 (89%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant532 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian40 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist38 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20120 (17%)
  • 21 to 2589 (13%)
  • 26 to 35128 (18%)
  • 36 to 4578 (11%)
  • 46 to 5566 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.7%)
  • Over 7520 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider435 (62%)
  • Passenger228 (32%)
  • Pedestrian40 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car671 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (7%)
  • Motorcycle49 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • 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 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 1997.

Collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 1997

The A149 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1997: 58, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14958107213
2ndA148477024
3rdA10417118
4thA47355635
5thA1122173003
6thA1101162407
7thA17121803
8thA134102406
9thA107891402
10thB115381703
11thB11447900
12thB114571301
13thA10766901
14thB11126901
15thB135551002
16thB14545600
17thB11604601
18thB14404700
19thB13863302
20thB15073400

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1997

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1997: 99.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1997

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1997: 133.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1997, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

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