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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 431 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1998, and 677 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1997 (454), and casualties fell from 703.

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

Collisions in 1998
431
Down 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
677
Down 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
16
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
18% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1998

3.7% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1998 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.7%
  • Serious7918%
  • Slight33678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.8%
  • Serious9915%
  • Slight55983%

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. 1998 is highlighted, with 431, down 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (12%)
  • Friday70 (16%)
  • Saturday73 (17%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.6%)
  • February26 (6%)
  • March28 (6.5%)
  • April22 (5.1%)
  • May42 (9.7%)
  • June32 (7.4%)
  • July31 (7.2%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September44 (10%)
  • October37 (8.6%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.9%)
  • Other10 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (62%)
  • Wet or damp152 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph146 (34%)
  • 40 mph66 (15%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph206 (48%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (90%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant484 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2094 (14%)
  • 21 to 2581 (12%)
  • 26 to 35141 (21%)
  • 36 to 4586 (13%)
  • 46 to 5572 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4%)
  • Over 7523 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded37 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider447 (66%)
  • Passenger192 (28%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car605 (75%)
  • Motorcycle64 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 1998.

Collisions
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 1998

The A148 and A149 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1998, with 46 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA148467624
2ndA149467229
3rdA10397218
4thA47325413
5thA1122203605
6thA134173217
7thA17173621
8thA1101142310
9thA107691201
10thB114591201
11thB145481112
12thA10786700
13thB11536902
14thB14405902
15thB11444500
16thB13554722
17thB15074701
18thB1984601
19thB11613301
20thB10942200

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1998

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1998: 110.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1998

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1998: 139.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1998, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

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