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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 472 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2005, and 755 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2004 (486), and casualties rose from 695.

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

Collisions in 2005
472
Down 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
755
Up 9% on 2004
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
19% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2005

2.5% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2005 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious8819%
  • Slight37279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious11816%
  • Slight62182%

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. 2005 is highlighted, with 472, down 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday85 (18%)
  • Friday73 (15%)
  • Saturday62 (13%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.1%)
  • February35 (7.4%)
  • March37 (7.8%)
  • April43 (9.1%)
  • May42 (8.9%)
  • June41 (8.7%)
  • July46 (9.7%)
  • August42 (8.9%)
  • September34 (7.2%)
  • October36 (7.6%)
  • November32 (6.8%)
  • December46 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other17 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (60%)
  • Wet or damp166 (35%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.8%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph167 (35%)
  • 40 mph40 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph236 (50%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway405 (86%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant564 (75%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist36 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20135 (18%)
  • 21 to 2579 (10%)
  • 26 to 35135 (18%)
  • 36 to 45109 (14%)
  • 46 to 5575 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6563 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7554 (7.2%)
  • Over 7537 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider468 (62%)
  • Passenger242 (32%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car690 (79%)
  • Motorcycle44 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had the 150th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2005

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 2005, with 45 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 2005

The A148 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2005: 55, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA148557226
2ndA149488327
3rdA47457227
4thA1101253302
5thA10235123
6thA1122152816
7thA134134006
8thB1145122201
9thB1454122503
10thA1076101301
11thA107891202
12thA1791804
13thB115591703
14thB115381412
15thB19871303
16thB11446601
17thB111251001
18thB144051010
19thB15124500
20thB13553402

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2005

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2005: 112.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2005

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2005: 129.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2005, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

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