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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 486 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2004, and 695 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2003 (480), and casualties fell from 697.

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

Collisions in 2004
486
Up 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
695
Level with 2003
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
14% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2004

2.7% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2004 were fatal and 14% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious6714%
  • Slight40684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious8412%
  • Slight59786%

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. 2004 is highlighted, with 486, up 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (12%)
  • Tuesday73 (15%)
  • Wednesday71 (15%)
  • Thursday85 (17%)
  • Friday84 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (12%)
  • Sunday57 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7%)
  • February37 (7.6%)
  • March33 (6.8%)
  • April35 (7.2%)
  • May48 (9.9%)
  • June40 (8.2%)
  • July39 (8%)
  • August38 (7.8%)
  • September36 (7.4%)
  • October47 (9.7%)
  • November42 (8.6%)
  • December57 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other19 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (57%)
  • Wet or damp191 (39%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.5%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph174 (36%)
  • 40 mph50 (10%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph233 (48%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway428 (88%)
  • Roundabout33 (6.8%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant527 (76%)
  • Pedestrian47 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist27 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20119 (17%)
  • 21 to 2582 (12%)
  • 26 to 35121 (17%)
  • 36 to 45126 (18%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6559 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.9%)
  • Over 7534 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider471 (68%)
  • Passenger177 (25%)
  • Pedestrian47 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car720 (80%)
  • Motorcycle47 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had the 146th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2004

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 2004, with 38 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 2004

The A148 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2004: 72, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1487296110
2ndA149559514
3rdA47446025
4thA10253914
5thA1101254033
6thA1122182703
7thB1454141802
8thA134111621
9thB1112101211
10thA107691200
11thA1791200
12thB19892000
13thA10788903
14thB11537801
15thB114461001
16thB11454511
17thB14124402
18thB14404401
19thB15074501
20thB11553401

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2004

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2004: 104.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2004

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2004: 132.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2004, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

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