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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2014, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2013 (324), and casualties rose from 447.

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

Collisions in 2014
304
Down 6% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
464
Up 4% on 2013
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
17% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2014

2.6% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2014 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious5117%
  • Slight24581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight39485%

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. 2014 is highlighted, with 304, down 6% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (18%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.6%)
  • February30 (9.9%)
  • March33 (11%)
  • April22 (7.2%)
  • May24 (7.9%)
  • June22 (7.2%)
  • July21 (6.9%)
  • August30 (9.9%)
  • September23 (7.6%)
  • October21 (6.9%)
  • November32 (11%)
  • December26 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (11%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (63%)
  • Wet or damp103 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph121 (40%)
  • 40 mph33 (11%)
  • 50 mph17 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph118 (39%)
  • 70 mph14 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (84%)
  • Roundabout25 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2066 (14%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 3585 (18%)
  • 36 to 4563 (14%)
  • 46 to 5566 (14%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8%)
  • 66 to 7536 (7.8%)
  • Over 7527 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (67%)
  • Passenger123 (27%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car417 (73%)
  • Motorcycle45 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2014.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2014

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 2014, with 20 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 2014

The A47 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2014: 44, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA474477212
2ndA1493355010
3rdA148284904
4thA10172601
5thA1122132113
6thA17111922
7thA13481301
8thB111281101
9thB11447802
10thA10766600
11thA11015802
12thB14405803
13thB14545901
14thB11534600
15thB11554700
16thA10783400
17thB11453400
18thB11603601
19thB11613400
20thB10942202

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2014

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2014: 59.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2014

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2014: 78.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2014, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

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