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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 469 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1999, and 741 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1998 (431), and casualties rose from 677.

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

Collisions in 1999
469
Up 9% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
741
Up 9% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
22% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1999

1.7% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1999 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious10522%
  • Slight35676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious13018%
  • Slight60381%

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. 1999 is highlighted, with 469, up 9% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (12%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday67 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.2%)
  • February20 (4.3%)
  • March32 (6.8%)
  • April25 (5.3%)
  • May49 (10%)
  • June43 (9.2%)
  • July32 (6.8%)
  • August42 (9%)
  • September53 (11%)
  • October32 (6.8%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December51 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (61%)
  • Wet or damp150 (32%)
  • Frost or ice27 (5.8%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph163 (35%)
  • 40 mph67 (14%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph215 (46%)
  • 70 mph14 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway420 (90%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.9%)
  • 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 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant509 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian59 (8%)
  • Cyclist48 (6.5%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1545 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20109 (15%)
  • 21 to 2571 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35114 (15%)
  • 36 to 4571 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5568 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.7%)
  • Over 7516 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded128 (17%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider442 (60%)
  • Passenger240 (32%)
  • Pedestrian59 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car658 (74%)
  • Motorcycle64 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 1999.

Collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
155th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 1999

The A149 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1999: 54, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1495489114
2ndA148416417
3rdA103771111
4thA47365427
5thA17204604
6thA1122192714
7thA1078121804
8thA1101102202
9thB1440101402
10thA13491100
11thB114491101
12thA107671100
13thB114561010
14thB115361411
15thB11125701
16thB11554400
17thB11614501
18thB13864401
19thB145441002
20thB19841401

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1999

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1999: 99.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 1999

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1999: 139.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 1999, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

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