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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2011, and 442 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2010 (317), and casualties fell from 449.

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

Collisions in 2011
328
Up 3% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
442
Down 2% on 2010
Fatal collisions
9
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
13% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2011

2.7% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2011 were fatal and 13% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious4113%
  • Slight27885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious4610%
  • Slight38788%

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. 2011 is highlighted, with 328, up 3% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 328
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (12%)
  • Tuesday55 (17%)
  • Wednesday56 (17%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.4%)
  • February28 (8.5%)
  • March21 (6.4%)
  • April27 (8.2%)
  • May25 (7.6%)
  • June29 (8.8%)
  • July42 (13%)
  • August36 (11%)
  • September24 (7.3%)
  • October22 (6.7%)
  • November30 (9.1%)
  • December23 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (6.4%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Other11 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (75%)
  • Wet or damp78 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph133 (41%)
  • 40 mph48 (15%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph125 (38%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (83%)
  • Roundabout36 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (14%)
  • Pedestrian45 (10%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2081 (18%)
  • 21 to 2555 (12%)
  • 26 to 3574 (17%)
  • 36 to 4559 (13%)
  • 46 to 5555 (12%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (6.6%)
  • Over 7519 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider289 (65%)
  • Passenger108 (24%)
  • Pedestrian45 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car465 (73%)
  • Motorcycle61 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 2011.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2011

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 2011, with 28 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 2011

The A148 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2011: 42, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA148425315
2ndA47406234
3rdA149366005
4thA1122152111
5thA134132100
6thA10121703
7thA17101532
8thA110191201
9thB115381201
10thA10786601
11thA10765600
12thB11124500
13thB11484401
14thB11453401
15thB14403300
16thB14543300
17thB13552200
18thB1982200
19thB11441101
20thB11551100

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2011

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2011: 82.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2011

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2011: 106.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2011, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

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