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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 493 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2001, and 765 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2000 (434), and casualties rose from 653.

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

Collisions in 2001
493
Up 14% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
765
Up 17% on 2000
Fatal collisions
14
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
19% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2001

2.8% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2001 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious9319%
  • Slight38678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious11215%
  • Slight63883%

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. 2001 is highlighted, with 493, up 14% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (17%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday76 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (13%)
  • Friday65 (13%)
  • Saturday65 (13%)
  • Sunday64 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (9.9%)
  • February36 (7.3%)
  • March29 (5.9%)
  • April36 (7.3%)
  • May46 (9.3%)
  • June38 (7.7%)
  • July32 (6.5%)
  • August49 (9.9%)
  • September42 (8.5%)
  • October51 (10%)
  • November44 (8.9%)
  • December41 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (58%)
  • Wet or damp184 (37%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.7%)
  • Mud3 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph173 (35%)
  • 40 mph41 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph252 (51%)
  • 70 mph16 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway435 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.2%)
  • 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 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant520 (68%)
  • Pedestrian68 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist35 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1049 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20115 (15%)
  • 21 to 2595 (12%)
  • 26 to 35112 (15%)
  • 36 to 45111 (15%)
  • 46 to 5585 (11%)
  • 56 to 6565 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider453 (59%)
  • Passenger244 (32%)
  • Pedestrian68 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car695 (75%)
  • Motorcycle67 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How King's Lynn and West Norfolk ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had the 172nd most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2001

St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, PE30 1NS area was the busiest accident hotspot in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2001, with 41 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 2001

The A148 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2001: 61, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1486110625
2ndA14959105113
3rdA47406728
4thA103868210
5thA1101203104
6thA1122172513
7thA17172524
8thA134131901
9thA1078111707
10thA1076101111
11thB111291301
12thB145481101
13thB11447701
14thB114571201
15thB19871202
16thB115361001
17thB14404401
18thB15074510
19thB11543401
20thB11603401

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2001

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2001: 129.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2001

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2001: 157.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

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