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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2002, and 654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2001 (493), and casualties fell from 765.

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

Collisions in 2002
456
Down 8% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
654
Down 15% on 2001
Fatal collisions
20
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
14% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2002

4.4% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2002 were fatal and 14% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal204.4%
  • Serious6514%
  • Slight37181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal223.4%
  • Serious8613%
  • Slight54683%

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. 2002 is highlighted, with 456, down 8% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday71 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (12%)
  • Friday80 (18%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.5%)
  • February32 (7%)
  • March33 (7.2%)
  • April36 (7.9%)
  • May40 (8.8%)
  • June40 (8.8%)
  • July42 (9.2%)
  • August42 (9.2%)
  • September27 (5.9%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November40 (8.8%)
  • December41 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Other13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (60%)
  • Wet or damp176 (39%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph151 (33%)
  • 40 mph46 (10%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph220 (48%)
  • 70 mph20 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (81%)
  • Roundabout40 (8.8%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.1%)
  • 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 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant486 (74%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist41 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20111 (17%)
  • 21 to 2590 (14%)
  • 26 to 35130 (20%)
  • 36 to 45113 (17%)
  • 46 to 5549 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.1%)
  • Over 7526 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider424 (65%)
  • Passenger179 (27%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car660 (78%)
  • Motorcycle50 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (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 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How King's Lynn and West Norfolk ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 2002.

Collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2002

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 2002, with 38 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 2002

The A148 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2002: 59, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA148597516
2ndA47559139
3rdA1495174011
4thA10355308
5thA1101273654
6thA17142821
7thA134132002
8thA1122121501
9thB111281210
10thB114481000
11thB114581220
12thA10767901
13thA10787901
14thB115361101
15thB14546911
16thB11614500
17thB15123300
18thB1983400
19thB11552401
20thB14402201

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2002

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2002: 106.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2002

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2002: 136.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2002, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

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