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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2008, and 463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2007 (441), and casualties fell from 633.

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

Collisions in 2008
325
Down 26% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
463
Down 27% on 2007
Fatal collisions
9
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
12% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2008

2.8% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious3912%
  • Slight27785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight40387%

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. 2008 is highlighted, with 325, down 26% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 325
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (16%)
  • Wednesday40 (12%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.2%)
  • February35 (11%)
  • March34 (10%)
  • April19 (5.8%)
  • May25 (7.7%)
  • June26 (8%)
  • July34 (10%)
  • August30 (9.2%)
  • September31 (9.5%)
  • October20 (6.2%)
  • November25 (7.7%)
  • December26 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight240 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (4.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other15 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (71%)
  • Wet or damp84 (26%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph124 (38%)
  • 40 mph30 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph157 (48%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (87%)
  • Roundabout27 (8.3%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (11%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2091 (20%)
  • 21 to 2549 (11%)
  • 26 to 3584 (18%)
  • 36 to 4565 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.9%)
  • Over 7522 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (67%)
  • Passenger119 (26%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car473 (77%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 2008.

Collisions
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2008

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 2008, with 23 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 2008

The A47 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2008: 39, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47395817
2ndA148304601
3rdA149295113
4thA10233816
5thA1101152011
6thA1122101321
7thA13491500
8thB11448801
9thB11538900
10thA1771420
11thA10765600
12thA10785501
13thB11455800
14thB14545802
15thB15075801
16thB11124600
17thB14404700
18thB19841001
19thB11482200
20thB11612200

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2008

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2008: 74.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2008

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2008: 90.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

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