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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2010, and 449 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2009 (358), and casualties fell from 506.

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

Collisions in 2010
317
Down 11% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
449
Down 11% on 2009
Fatal collisions
10
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
15% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2010

3.2% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2010 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.2%
  • Serious4915%
  • Slight25881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious5813%
  • Slight38085%

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. 2010 is highlighted, with 317, down 11% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 317
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday49 (15%)
  • Saturday57 (18%)
  • Sunday42 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.9%)
  • February16 (5%)
  • March30 (9.5%)
  • April30 (9.5%)
  • May24 (7.6%)
  • June27 (8.5%)
  • July29 (9.1%)
  • August33 (10%)
  • September24 (7.6%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November22 (6.9%)
  • December28 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (6.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other20 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (66%)
  • Wet or damp76 (24%)
  • Frost or ice24 (7.6%)
  • Snow8 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph120 (38%)
  • 40 mph35 (11%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph146 (46%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (87%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (12%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2087 (19%)
  • 21 to 2555 (12%)
  • 26 to 3566 (15%)
  • 36 to 4569 (15%)
  • 46 to 5558 (13%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.5%)
  • Over 7516 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (66%)
  • Passenger123 (27%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car461 (79%)
  • Motorcycle55 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How King's Lynn and West Norfolk ranked among 351 areas in 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2010.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2010

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 2010, with 29 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 2010

The A149 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2010: 39, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149396016
2ndA47356042
3rdA148303711
4thA10192513
5thA1101121812
6thA13491402
7thB145491403
8thA112281201
9thB115371002
10thB144071102
11thA176803
12thB11126711
13thB114561000
14thB150761100
15thA10763300
16thA10783300
17thB11443300
18thB11553401
19thB11603802
20thB15123301

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2010

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2010: 68.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2010

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2010: 87.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2010, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 27 December 2010.

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