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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2009, and 506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2008 (325), and casualties rose from 463.

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

Collisions in 2009
358
Up 10% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
506
Up 9% on 2008
Fatal collisions
10
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
20% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2009

2.8% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2009 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious7020%
  • Slight27878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious8316%
  • Slight41281%

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. 2009 is highlighted, with 358, up 10% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 358
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday40 (11%)
  • Friday66 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.9%)
  • February25 (7%)
  • March24 (6.7%)
  • April25 (7%)
  • May40 (11%)
  • June28 (7.8%)
  • July40 (11%)
  • August32 (8.9%)
  • September20 (5.6%)
  • October31 (8.7%)
  • November43 (12%)
  • December29 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (8.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (68%)
  • Wet or damp96 (27%)
  • Snow9 (2.5%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph133 (37%)
  • 40 mph45 (13%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph155 (43%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (84%)
  • Roundabout36 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant353 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (11%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4%)
  • 16 to 2076 (15%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 3577 (15%)
  • 36 to 4587 (17%)
  • 46 to 5571 (14%)
  • 56 to 6551 (10%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.9%)
  • Over 7515 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (68%)
  • Passenger129 (25%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car527 (76%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 2009.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2009

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 2009, with 25 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 2009

The A148 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2009: 45, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA148455817
2ndA149407618
3rdA47406017
4thA10293804
5thA134131815
6thA1122111412
7thA1101101511
8thB14548804
9thA1771411
10thB111271110
11thB114871001
12thA10764400
13thB11534502
14thB13554402
15thB15074400
16thB19841002
17thA10783301
18thB11453400
19thB11553411
20thB10942300

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2009

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2009: 74.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2009

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2009: 104.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

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