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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 441 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2007, and 633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2006 (443), and casualties rose from 616.

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

Collisions in 2007
441
Level with 2006
Casualties in 2007
633
Up 3% on 2006
Fatal collisions
13
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
16% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2007

2.9% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2007 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious7016%
  • Slight35881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious8313%
  • Slight53685%

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. 2007 is highlighted, with 441, level with 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday72 (16%)
  • Wednesday51 (12%)
  • Thursday51 (12%)
  • Friday90 (20%)
  • Saturday52 (12%)
  • Sunday59 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.4%)
  • February25 (5.7%)
  • March40 (9.1%)
  • April44 (10%)
  • May36 (8.2%)
  • June33 (7.5%)
  • July45 (10%)
  • August35 (7.9%)
  • September31 (7%)
  • October35 (7.9%)
  • November41 (9.3%)
  • December39 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds359 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (64%)
  • Wet or damp145 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph163 (37%)
  • 40 mph46 (10%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph200 (45%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (88%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.9%)
  • 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 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant460 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (12%)
  • Pedestrian37 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20138 (22%)
  • 21 to 2584 (13%)
  • 26 to 3591 (14%)
  • 36 to 4591 (14%)
  • 46 to 5570 (11%)
  • 56 to 6554 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.7%)
  • Over 7522 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider434 (69%)
  • Passenger162 (26%)
  • Pedestrian37 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car620 (76%)
  • Motorcycle76 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How King's Lynn and West Norfolk ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had the 154th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2007

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 2007, with 43 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 2007

The A148 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2007: 54, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA148547325
2ndA149376314
3rdA47365314
4thA10325435
5thA1101203316
6thB1145182304
7thA134141602
8thA1122121512
9thA17111211
10thA1078101401
11thB115391002
12thB145491110
13thB111281604
14thB114471101
15thB11557811
16thB15075500
17thB13554802
18thB1984601
19thA10763501
20thB11483400

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2007

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2007: 107.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2007

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2007: 120.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

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