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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2006, and 616 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2005 (472), and casualties fell from 755.

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

Collisions in 2006
443
Down 6% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
616
Down 18% on 2005
Fatal collisions
14
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
14% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2006

3.2% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.2%
  • Serious6214%
  • Slight36783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious7713%
  • Slight52585%

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. 2006 is highlighted, with 443, down 6% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (12%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday81 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.2%)
  • February26 (5.9%)
  • March42 (9.5%)
  • April29 (6.5%)
  • May40 (9%)
  • June35 (7.9%)
  • July36 (8.1%)
  • August44 (9.9%)
  • September46 (10%)
  • October45 (10%)
  • November39 (8.8%)
  • December29 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight326 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (67%)
  • Wet or damp142 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph190 (43%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph200 (45%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (87%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant452 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20125 (20%)
  • 21 to 2568 (11%)
  • 26 to 35101 (16%)
  • 36 to 45112 (18%)
  • 46 to 5566 (11%)
  • 56 to 6553 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.7%)
  • Over 7527 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider439 (71%)
  • Passenger132 (21%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car655 (80%)
  • Motorcycle61 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had the 163rd most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2006

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 2006, with 45 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 2006

The A148 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2006: 69, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA148698905
2ndA1495080310
3rdA47415638
4thA10304603
5thA1076151711
6thA17122012
7thA1101111205
8thA1122111502
9thB1144111100
10thA134101511
11thB115391100
12thB114581201
13thB145481211
14thB111271401
15thA107851000
16thB14403312
17thB11002502
18thB11602200
19thB13552200
20thB15122200

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2006

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2006: 133.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2006

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2006: 155.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2006, 3 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

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