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King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 272 road traffic collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2015, and 402 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2014 (304), and casualties fell from 464.

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

Collisions in 2015
272
Down 11% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
402
Down 13% on 2014
Fatal collisions
12
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
17% of collisions

Crash severity in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2015

4.4% of collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2015 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3% and 25% in King's Lynn and West Norfolk from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.4%
  • Serious4717%
  • Slight21378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123%
  • Serious5614%
  • Slight33483%

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. 2015 is highlighted, with 272, down 11% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 272
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday37 (14%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday35 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.1%)
  • February23 (8.5%)
  • March18 (6.6%)
  • April21 (7.7%)
  • May20 (7.4%)
  • June27 (9.9%)
  • July37 (14%)
  • August21 (7.7%)
  • September18 (6.6%)
  • October21 (7.7%)
  • November20 (7.4%)
  • December24 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (64%)
  • Wet or damp87 (32%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.3%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph98 (36%)
  • 40 mph30 (11%)
  • 50 mph20 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph115 (42%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (84%)
  • Roundabout29 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2055 (14%)
  • 21 to 2565 (16%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4554 (13%)
  • 46 to 5563 (16%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7533 (8.2%)
  • Over 7525 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (68%)
  • Passenger107 (27%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car372 (75%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, King's Lynn and West Norfolk had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 2015.

Collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2015

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 2015, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with the most crashes in 2015

The A47 had the most collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2015: 38, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47386138
2ndA149294715
3rdA148283703
4thA10193603
5thA1101162203
6thA112261000
7thA1345802
8thA175821
9thB11125801
10thB11445502
11thB11455602
12thB11535501
13thB14545601
14thA10784411
15thB1984901
16thB11603412
17thB14402201
18thB10941100
19thB11131200
20thB11551100

Towns in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2015

King's Lynn had the most collisions of any town in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2015: 42.

Postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: crashes in 2015

PE30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2015: 63.

Latest crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk in 2015, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

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