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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 480 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2003, and 697 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2002 (456), and casualties rose from 654.

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

Collisions in 2003
480
Up 5% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
697
Up 7% on 2002
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
13% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2003

1.9% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious6413%
  • Slight40785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious7911%
  • Slight60887%

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. 2003 is highlighted, with 480, up 5% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday57 (12%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday66 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.2%)
  • February30 (6.3%)
  • March47 (9.8%)
  • April37 (7.7%)
  • May39 (8.1%)
  • June44 (9.2%)
  • July42 (8.8%)
  • August49 (10%)
  • September37 (7.7%)
  • October34 (7.1%)
  • November43 (9%)
  • December34 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight360 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry322 (67%)
  • Wet or damp133 (28%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph172 (36%)
  • 40 mph50 (10%)
  • 50 mph18 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph227 (47%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway419 (87%)
  • Roundabout35 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant507 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (11%)
  • Pedestrian48 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20148 (21%)
  • 21 to 2584 (12%)
  • 26 to 35126 (18%)
  • 36 to 45100 (14%)
  • 46 to 5564 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.2%)
  • Over 7524 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider445 (64%)
  • Passenger204 (29%)
  • Pedestrian48 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car693 (77%)
  • Motorcycle80 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How King's Lynn and West Norfolk ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had the 156th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2003

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 2003, with 50 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 2003

The A148 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2003: 68, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA148688128
2ndA47528016
3rdA149437917
4thA103462010
5thA1101233204
6thA1122182912
7thA134162200
8thB1145101913
9thB19891601
10thA107881110
11thB114481000
12thB111271002
13thB144071102
14thB14547800
15thA1762112
16thB15076801
17thB10944401
18thB11483300
19thB11533701
20thB11613400

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2003

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2003: 117.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2003

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2003: 147.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2003, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

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