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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2000, and 653 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1999 (469), and casualties fell from 741.

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

Collisions in 2000
434
Down 7% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
653
Down 12% on 1999
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
22% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2000

1.6% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2000 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious9422%
  • Slight33377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious12820%
  • Slight51579%

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. 2000 is highlighted, with 434, down 7% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (11%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (10%)
  • February37 (8.5%)
  • March37 (8.5%)
  • April39 (9%)
  • May35 (8.1%)
  • June30 (6.9%)
  • July33 (7.6%)
  • August35 (8.1%)
  • September25 (5.8%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November38 (8.8%)
  • December37 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Other17 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (56%)
  • Wet or damp179 (41%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph145 (33%)
  • 40 mph52 (12%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph216 (50%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway381 (88%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.9%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)
  • 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 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant480 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist47 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7%)
  • 16 to 20106 (16%)
  • 21 to 2562 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 35108 (17%)
  • 36 to 4583 (13%)
  • 46 to 5563 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.1%)
  • Over 7521 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded48 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider414 (63%)
  • Passenger198 (30%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car641 (77%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2000.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 2000

The A148 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2000: 57, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1485779012
2ndA104786111
3rdA149468119
4thA47356319
5thA1101162505
6thA1122151714
7thA17152101
8thB1144101301
9thB115381002
10thA10767903
11thB111271201
12thB11557901
13thB14547801
14thA1346802
15thB14406811
16thB116051001
17thB11454700
18thB13554401
19thA10783700
20thB10943301

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2000

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2000: 116.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2000

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2000: 139.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2000, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

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