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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2013, and 447 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2012 (318), and casualties fell from 451.

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

Collisions in 2013
324
Up 2% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
447
Down 1% on 2012
Fatal collisions
9
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
16% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2013

2.8% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2013 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious5116%
  • Slight26481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight37985%

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. 2013 is highlighted, with 324, up 2% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 324
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (17%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (11%)
  • February29 (9%)
  • March18 (5.6%)
  • April24 (7.4%)
  • May22 (6.8%)
  • June33 (10%)
  • July31 (9.6%)
  • August17 (5.2%)
  • September31 (9.6%)
  • October20 (6.2%)
  • November29 (9%)
  • December35 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other15 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (61%)
  • Wet or damp111 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Snow7 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph114 (35%)
  • 40 mph38 (12%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph143 (44%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (84%)
  • Roundabout29 (9%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (11%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist27 (6%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2074 (17%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 3577 (17%)
  • 36 to 4567 (15%)
  • 46 to 5554 (12%)
  • 56 to 6542 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (6.3%)
  • Over 7520 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider306 (68%)
  • Passenger112 (25%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car467 (77%)
  • Motorcycle54 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had the 169th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2013

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 2013, with 22 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 2013

The A149 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2013: 42, including 3 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA149426333
2ndA47345102
3rdA148324407
4thA1101212528
5thA10153602
6thA1122122114
7thA134122001
8thB1153111302
9thB14407703
10thB11446901
11thA10765500
12thA175700
13thB11455711
14thA10784401
15thB14544400
16thB10942201
17thB11122800
18thB11602201
19thB13552200
20thB1982201

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2013

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2013: 59.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2013

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2013: 85.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

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